Canadian police have arrested three men in the attacks on a Hindu temple and a mosque that took place just days after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Police said the case against the three would be prosecuted as a hate crime. The Hindu temple was destroyed in the arson.Sgt. Matt Kavanagh of the Hamilton Police said, "In 2013, Hamilton Police Service received new information from the public. The accused parties have been linked to both crime scenes."
Kavanagh said none of the accused men were previously known to police. The men were charged in connection with both the fire at the temple and the broken window at the mosque.
The attacks on the temple and mosque took place in the early morning of Sept. 15, 2001. The incidents received international attention during the following days.