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Gunman shoots police outside synagogue

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A man opened fire on police outside a synagogue in Belleville, Canada, seriously wounding himself and a police officer, who was in critical but stable condition.

Der Spiegel
Canada: Man opens fire on police officers outside a synagogue

He approached a synagogue and opened fire. In a shootout outside a synagogue in Belleville, Canada, the attacker and a police officer were seriously injured.

Canada: Man opens fire on police officers outside a synagogue
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Die Presse
Man opens fire on police officers outside a synagogue in Canada

The shooter was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. A police officer injured in the gunfight is in critical but stable condition.

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Der Standard
Man opens fire on police officers outside a synagogue in Canada

According to investigators, a 29-year-old approached the synagogue in Ontario shortly before Yom Kippur prayers began and fired at a first responder.

Man opens fire on police officers outside a synagogue in Canada
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globalnews.ca
Man wielding shotgun opened fire at officer outside Belleville synagogue: SIU.

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Man wielding shotgun opened fire at officer outside Belleville synagogue: SIU | Globalnews.ca
A shootout near a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., Sunday evening began when a man wielding a shotgun opened fire at an officer stationed outside it, Ontario’s police watchdog says.
globalnews.ca
September 21, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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