Stabbing of Jewish woman in Ontario is suspected hate crime, police say

Ottawa Police say that they consider the stabbing of a Jewish woman at a grocery store this week to be a hate crime.

Police in Ontario, Canada , said Friday that they consider the stabbing of a Jewish woman at a kosher supermarket in Ottawa earlier this week to be a “hate-motivated” crime.

The woman was shopping with a friend on Wednesday when she was approached and stabbed by a man who did not know her, according to Ottawa police, in a crime that has sent shockwaves through the nation.

The woman, who is in her 70s, required hospital treatment but survived the attack. Police arrested her alleged attacker at the scene.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday described the attack as “senseless” and “deeply disturbing.”

“To Canada’s Jewish community: you are not alone,” Carney