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Man charged with bomb threat against US Consulate in Halifax after 2 Toronto consulate shootings
Police said the vehicle contained a propane tank and containers believed to hold flammable liquid, prompting evacuations before they ruled out a public safety risk.
- Halifax Regional Police charged 54-year-old Ali Assakereh with uttering threats and public mischief following a bomb threat against the U.S. consulate in Halifax on Sunday.
- Officers located Assakereh's vehicle in the Purdy's Wharf parkade on Monday at 8:10 a.m., discovering a propane tank and flammable liquid containers that prompted downtown evacuations.
- Police arrested the suspect on Thomas Raddall Drive in Clayton Park at about 8:35 a.m. Monday; authorities confirmed by 2 p.m. the vehicle posed no public risk.
- Assakereh appeared in Halifax bail court Tuesday via video link with an Arabic interpreter to face the charges of uttering threats and public mischief.
- The police investigation remains active while a U.S. consulate spokesperson declined to comment on security matters, maintaining standard diplomatic protocol.
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