Canadian police on Tuesday charged a man with making a bomb threat against the US consulate in Halifax, the latest security incident involving an American diplomatic post in Canada after two shootings at the US consulate in Toronto this year. Several streets downtown were evacuated after Halifax Regional Police found a car linked to the suspect, Ali Assakereh, parked near the consulate on Monday morning. An explosives expert later determined the items in the vehicle posed no threat to public safety, and the evacuation was lifted Monday afternoon. A police officer near the US consulate in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on Monday following a bomb threat. Photo: The Canadian Press via APThe Halifax case follows two shootings this year at the US consulate in Toronto, Canada’s largest city.