Man arrested in Scarborough hate-motivated offence: police

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Toronto police have arrested a man in a suspected hate-motivated threatening incident in Scarborough. Police say the incident happened on June 5 in the Lawrence Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue area.Officers allege the accused attended a business and uttered threats towards the victims whom he perceived to be Palestinian. Police say the suspect was in possession of a weapon at the time of the incident.Shafik Al Jawhari, 32, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with two counts of uttering threats to cause death, assault with a weapon, weapons dangerous, and failing to comply with probation order. He was scheduled to appear at the Toronto Regional Bail Centre.Police say the investigation is being treated as a suspected hate-motivated offence.