Toronto police are investigating death threats against local Syrian restaurateurs who reportedly fielded a “magnitude of hate” from across the globe in response to their son’s presence at a political protest. Soufi’s was among the restaurants profiled in a New York Times story last year showcasing the budding Syrian culinary scene in Greater Toronto. Many of the threats and hateful comments toward Alaa and his family seem to be coming from social media users in the United States and abroad. A torrent of social media users have inundated the family with threatening messages, the Alsoufis said in a statement: “The magnitude of hate we are facing is overwhelming. Sign Up NowPolice distributed flyers throughout the Queen West neighbourhood on Wednesday that encourage business owners and patrons to report hate crimes.

Source: thestar October 10, 2019 00:56 UTC