Montreal Police Probe 3:15 a.m. Fire at Kosher Restaurant as Video Shows Man Fleeing
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Updated · CBC Sports · Aug 2
Montreal Police Probe 3:15 a.m. Fire at Kosher Restaurant as Video Shows Man Fleeing
3 articles · Updated · CBC Sports · Aug 2
Summary
A two-alarm fire badly damaged Nöam, a kosher restaurant on Décarie Boulevard, around 3:15 a.m.; no injuries were reported, but only the restaurant unit was hit.
Surveillance footage in police hands is central to the case after video obtained by CBC appeared to show a man in a white T-shirt and dark pants starting the blaze and running away.
Community members and building owner Howard Szalavetz said the targeting of a kosher restaurant raises fears of antisemitism, while B'nai Brith Canada urged police to treat the case as urgent.
Quebec Liberal MP Anthony Housefather called for a hate-crime investigation, and local officials including MNA Elisabeth Prass and the borough mayor said the suspect should be identified and prosecuted.