Police in Toronto, Canada, said that shots were fired at a synagogue in the North York district of the city on Tuesday night, during the Purim holiday.

Police received a call about gunshots at the synagogue at around 10:50 p.m. and found damage to the building, CBC News reported.

Purim celebrations took place at the synagogue around two hours before the shooting, the report said.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said the attack targeted the city’s Temple Emanu-El Synagogue.

“The overnight shooting at Temple Emanu-El Synagogue in North York is an unacceptable act of antisemitism and intimidation,” Chow said in a statement. “We will not tolerate antisemitic hate in our city. Toronto Police are investigating and will increase their presence in the area to keep the community and congregants safe.”

The chief of the York regional police, Jim MacSween, said police will “continue special deployments” in the area in response to the shootings.

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