Template:Did you know nominations/2026 Belleville synagogue shooting

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The result was: rejected, closed by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:18, 16 October 2026 (UTC)

2026_Belleville_synagogue_shooting

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... that the September 20, 2026, synagogue shooting in Ontario targeted a very small congregation which only has about 35 families as members?

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/belleville-shooting-synagogue-reopen-return-updates-9.7354763

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Created by Moxfyre (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

—Moxfyre (ǝɹʎℲxoɯ | contrib) 19:35, 24 September 2026 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited: - "35 families" yes, "very small" no (but also see below).
Interesting: - I'm very sorry, but I do not see how "targeting a small congregation", or rather a congregation of any size, is interesting to a broad audience. Especially since 35 families (not people) is not very small; there are congregations that are just above the minimum of 10 adult men needed for a minyan. Are there any other hooks?

QPQ: None required.

Overall: @Moxfyre: Welcome to DYK. I have some issues with the hook, which is unfortunately a non-starter. Epicgenius (talk) 15:55, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

@Moxfyre: The nomination may be marked for closure if a replacement hook is not proposed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:26, 8 October 2026 (UTC)

No response from the nominator despite multiple pings and activity elsewhere, so marking for closure. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:26, 14 October 2026 (UTC)