2nd attack in a month leaves cafe staff shaken
Toronto, Aug. 9 -- Toronto The attack on comedian Kapil Sharma's cafe in Canada, the second within a month, has left the staff shaken and created a sense of anxiety among other businesses and residents in the area, police said.
Around 4.40 am, on Thursday, Surrey Police Service (SPS) officers responded to a report of "shots fired" at Kap's Cafe.
"Numerous SPS police resources and Delta Police Department units responded and while it appears multiple shots caused damage to the windows and building, fortunately the staff on premises were uninjured," a release stated.
SPS spokesperson Staff Sgt Lindsey Houghton told local media what appeared to a Molotov cocktail, an incendiary device, was found at the scene.
The cafe had reopened after closing briefly after multiple shots were fired at it on July 10, soon after it commenced operations. The shootings occurred in what is largely a residential locality and in fact, there are apartments in the complex where the cafe is situated.
SPS officers reported to the scene at 1.50 am after there were reports of shots fired there. Delta Police Department officers also responded.
Videos of the shootings have circulated online along with claims for the attacks, though none of them can be verified.
But businesses in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, where the cafe is located, have been targeted several times allegedly with the purpose of extortion....
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