WATCH LIVE: Officials with a Toronto mosque provide an update after a person allegedly drove a vehicle towards a worshipper.
York Regional Police say they're investigating the incident at the Islamic Society of Markham, which they say took place just after dawn prayers on Thursday during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
They allege a 28-year-old man came to the mosque in Markham, Ont., shouted Islamophobic slurs and drove his vehicle directly at a worshiper. The mosque itself alleged the man went into the building, ripped up a Qur'an and delivered an Islamophobic rant, though police said Sunday those details had not been reported to them.with one count each of assault with a weapon, uttering threats and dangerous driving.
A news conference is set to take place at the mosque at noon to provide more details on the incident.
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