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Shots fired at US consulate in Toronto, no injuries reported

By Thomson Reuters Mar 10, 2026 | 7:17 AM

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – Shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto on Tuesday, police ​said, adding that evidence was ‌found of a discharged firearm and that no injuries were reported.

Toronto police said on X they responded to reports of shots ‌at ​5:29 a.m. (0929 GMT).

Representatives ⁠for the U.S. consulate ⁠in Toronto and the U.S. Department of State did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In another ​post, police said they had no information on a potential suspect ⁠and were on scene ⁠investigating the incident. They ​did not provide details of any motive.

Separately, ​on Sunday, an improvised device exploded ‌in Norway at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, and police were still searching for a suspect, with ⁠a possible link to the Iran war among the lines of inquiry.

In New York City, ⁠two ‌men have been charged ⁠with terrorism after throwing a ​homemade ‌bomb at anti-Islam protesters over ​the weekend.

(Reporting ⁠by Caroline Stauffer, Bhargav Acharya in Toronto and Susan Heavey in Washington; additional reporting by Katharine Jackson in Washington; Editing by Bernadette Baum and ​Andrew Heavens)