Chippiewill
22-04-2013, 08:09 PM
Canada's authorities say they have arrested and charged two people with conspiring to carry out an "al-Qaeda inspired" attack on a passenger train.
At a news conference, the authorities said the suspects Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, were arrested in Montreal and Toronto on Monday.
The attacked was allegedly planned on a VIA passenger train in the greater Toronto area. It was not clear when.
The two men will now appear in court on Tuesday for a bail hearing.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the surveillance operation leading to the arrests of the two suspects was "a result of extensive collaborative efforts".
They said the two men were not Canadian citizens and were supported by "al-Qaeda elements in Iran" without providing further details.
At the same time, the RCMP said they believed the alleged plan to attack was in the planning stage and "there was no imminent threat to the general public".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22258191
Seriously, what's going on with stuff at the moment? Terror this, terror that.
At a news conference, the authorities said the suspects Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, were arrested in Montreal and Toronto on Monday.
The attacked was allegedly planned on a VIA passenger train in the greater Toronto area. It was not clear when.
The two men will now appear in court on Tuesday for a bail hearing.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the surveillance operation leading to the arrests of the two suspects was "a result of extensive collaborative efforts".
They said the two men were not Canadian citizens and were supported by "al-Qaeda elements in Iran" without providing further details.
At the same time, the RCMP said they believed the alleged plan to attack was in the planning stage and "there was no imminent threat to the general public".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22258191
Seriously, what's going on with stuff at the moment? Terror this, terror that.