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Man Charged After Bomb Threat Closes Downtown Halifax

Flammable materials were found in a parked car as the RCMP–Halifax Major Crimes Unit begins its investigation.

Police tape ropes off an area of downtown Halifax as Halifax Regional Police investigate bomb threats made Aug. 10, 2026.
Police direct people to evacuate at the intersection of Hollis Street and Duke Street, near the U.S. consulate in downtown Halifax, on Monday.
Police direct people asked to evacuate at the intersection of Barrington Street and Duke Street, in downtown Halifax, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Devin Stevens
Halifax police vehicles block off traffic in downtown Halifax Aug. 10 after a bomb threat was made against the U.S. consulate.

Overview

  • Police say the U.S. Consulate in Halifax reported a bomb threat Sunday evening and officers arrested a 54-year-old man after finding his vehicle in the Purdy’s Wharf parkade the next morning.
  • Investigators saw a propane tank and several containers believed to hold flammable liquid inside the car and found a nearby suspicious bag, prompting a response from the Halifax Explosive Disposal Unit.
  • Authorities evacuated office towers, a hotel, the Halifax casino and nearby streets for about five hours before explosive experts cleared the scene, reopened roads and reported no injuries.
  • The suspect, identified in court documents as Ali Assakereh, has been charged with uttering threats and public mischief and is being held pending a bail hearing while police continue interviewing him.
  • The case is the latest security incident involving U.S. consulates in Canada this year but police say they have not linked it to the earlier Toronto shootings and the matter is not being treated as a national-security event.