MONTREAL — Montreal police say the force's hate crimes unit will investigate anti-Palestinian graffiti placed this week on a downtown mosque.
The Canadian Institute of Islamic Civilization was hit with graffiti in three places of the downtown Montreal building on Tuesday.
Const. Véronique Dubuc says the police hate unit has opened an investigation and are studying surveillance video. She said there were no injuries or arrests.
The Muslim Association of Canada, a non-profit group, says mosques across the country have been subjected to hate, particularly in response to the 20-month Israel-Hamas war.
According to the police force's annual report, there was an increase in the number of hate crimes reported in 2024.
It also said nearly half of the hate crimes reported in Montreal involved ethnicity, nationality or skin colour.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 13, 2025.
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