Synagogue on Montreal’s West Island targeted by alleged arson [Video]

A synagogue on Montreal’s West Island was the target of an alleged arson attack early Wednesday morning.

Montreal police (SPVM) received a 911 call just before 3 a.m. about the flames on Westpark Street near Roger Pilon Street.

The area comprises the Congregation Beth Tikvah, the Hebrew Foundation School and the Federation CJA’s West Island office.

A man fixes the lock of the doors of Congregation Beth Tikvah, as police investigate alleged arson at the synagogue in the suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux in Montreal on Wednesday, Dec.18, 2024. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)

“Firefighters extinguished the blaze,” said Véronique Dubuc, a spokesperson with Montreal police. “They found at least one incendiary device.”

She says witnesses told police they saw at least one suspect in the area prior to the fire.

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“Damage is minor,” she notes. “There was …