Man charged after alleged nail gun assault on pro-Palestinian protesters: Police

York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween attends a press conference at the York Regional Police Headquarters in Aurora, Ont., on Jan. 31. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

VAUGHAN, Ont. - Police north of Toronto say hate was a motivating factor in a man's alleged nail-gun-wielding assault directed at pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

York Regional Police say officers were called on Sunday to an area in Vaughan, Ont., for reports of a man who assaulted pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

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