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Canada Arrests 17 terrorists
Topic Started: Jun 3 2006, 04:34 PM (200 Views)
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TORONTO - A group of Canadian residents arrested in coordinated raids across the Toronto area for “terrorism-related offenses” had planned to blow up targets around southern Ontario, Canadian police said on Saturday.

Mike McDonnell, assistant commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said the group had acquired three metric tons of ammonium nitrate — or three times the amount used in the 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City — as they sought to “create explosive devices.” Police said they had arrested 12 adults and five young people.

“This group posed a real and serious threat,” McDonnell said. “It had the capacity and intent to carry out attacks. Our investigation and arrests prevented the assembly of any bombs and the attacks being carried out.”

Officials showed evidence of bomb making materials, a computer hard drive, camouflage uniforms and what appears to be a door with bullet holes in it at a news conference Saturday morning.

“This group took steps to acquire three tons of ammonium nitrate and other components necessary to create explosive devices,” McDonnell said.

The arrests were made Friday, with some 400 officers involved.

McDonnell said the suspects were either citizens or residents of Canada and had trained together.

“The men arrested yesterday are Canadian residents from a variety of backgrounds. For various reasons they appeared to have become adherents of a violent ideology inspired by al-Qaida,” said Luc Portelance, the assistant director of operations with CSIS — Canada’s spy agency.

Heavily armed police officers ringed the Durham Regional Police Station in the city of Pickering, just east of Toronto, as the suspects were brought in late Friday night in unmarked cars which were drove into an underground garage.

The Toronto Star reported Saturday that Canadian youths in their teens and 20s, upset at the treatment of Muslims worldwide, were among those arrested.

The newspaper said they had trained at a camp north of Toronto and had plotted to attack CSIS’s downtown office near the CN Tower, among other targets.

Melisa Leclerc, a spokeswoman for the federal Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day, had no comment on the arrests. 

In March 2004, Ottawa software developer Mohammad Momin Khawaja became the first Canadian charged under the country’s Anti-Terrorism Act for alleged activities in Ottawa and London. Khawaja was also named, but not charged, in Britain for playing a role in a foiled bomb plot. He is being held in an Ottawa detention center, awaiting trial.

The Canadian anti-terrorism law was passed swiftly following the Sept. 11 assaults, particularly after Osama bin-Laden’s named Canada one of five so-called Christian nations that should be targeted for acts of terror. The others, reaffirmed in 2004 by his al-Qaida network, were the United States, Britain, Spain and Australian, all of which have been victims of terrorist attacks.

The anti-terrorism law permits the government to brand individuals and organizations as terrorists and gives police the power to make preventive arrests of people suspected of planning a terrorist attack.

Though many view Canada as an unassuming neutral nation that has skirted terrorist attacks, it has suffered its share of aggression, including the 1985 Air India bombing, in which 329 people were killed, most of them Canadian citizens.

Intelligence officials believe at least 50 terror groups now have some presence in the North American nation and have long complained that the country’s immigration laws and border security are too weak to weed out potential terrorists.


Thank God our government was on top of this, they could of did some real dammage to our nation. I m really glad they caught this before they did anything. It's nice to see that the canadian police are doing their job. This could of caused a lot more confusion into the world. Just goes to show Canada isn't as safe of a nation as some people would think. I would expect that some of their targets would of been the CN Tower, the TTC etc...

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Canada is notorious for being soft on terror.
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As A matter of interest, Police here have also gone into a raid on a house which was believed to be developing Chemical Weapons.

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Police are hunting for a chemical device after anti-terror officers carried out an armed raid that led to two arrests and a man being shot.
The 23-year-old suspect shot during the terrorism operation in Forest Gate, east London, is recovering in hospital under armed guard.

His brother, 20, is being held at Paddington Green police station.

Police have been given warrants extending the time they can hold the two men until 7 June.

Security sources told the BBC they had had intelligence there was a "viable" chemical device in the house.

Intelligence had suggested it was a potentially fatal device that could produce casualty figures in double or even triple figures.

According to BBC home affairs correspondent Margaret Gilmore they do not believe it would be a sophisticated bomb, but a homemade device.

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Police were now looking in "every nook and cranny", said BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford, but there was no obvious and immediate threat, he said.


The BBC has learned that the suspects are Abdul Kahar, who was shot, and Abdul Koyar, who are both of Bangladeshi origin.

Police have searched a locker at Tesco in Tottenham High Street, where one of the brothers worked, and another locker at a Royal Mail premises in Whitechapel, where the other worked.

A single shot was fired during Friday's raid, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which will continue to investigate over the weekend.

One line of inquiry is that there was a struggle with police and a gun went off accidentally, said BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw.

Julian Young, the solicitor representing Abdul Koyar, told Sky News: "He's obviously not happy at being in custody but I'm looking after him to the best of my ability."


The go-ahead for the raid came after discussions between MI5, the anti-terrorist branch, and bio-chemical experts from the Health Protection Agency which advises on the potential health risks.

An air exclusion zone was imposed around the scene, banning aircraft from flying below 2,500ft above the site.

But local residents were not evacuated, either because the threat of explosions was not deemed serious enough or police did not want to alert the suspects.

Some officers wore bio-chemical suits and carried gas masks in the search of the terraced house in Lansdown Road.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, head of the Met's anti-terror branch, said Friday's operation was planned in response to "specific intelligence".

But the operation has angered some locals, prompting a leaflet to be circulated announcing a meeting next week to discuss the raid.

The leaflet, which was produced by Newham Respect Party, said the community was "shocked" by claims of a terrorist plot.

It states: "Since the events of 9/11 there has been a growing identification of Muslims with terrorism."

It adds: "We cannot comment on this individual case but we know many such raids have been against innocent people."

Mr Kahar was arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism as he was being treated at the Royal London hospital.


One eyewitness said officers smashed a window to gain access

Officers from MI5 are thought to have been watching a group of British young people of Bangladeshi origin for weeks.

Their e-mails, phone calls and movements were logged and the suspicion was they were planning a terrorist attack in the UK.

The IPCC said it would use its own investigators to "examine the circumstances surrounding the discharge of a police firearm".

Meanwhile, a family from an adjoining house caught up in the raid said in a statement they were "in no way involved in any terrorist activity".

They also claimed they were physically assaulted and were consulting lawyers over possible action.

But police said they utterly refuted that anyone was detained without arrest for 12 hours. The Met said those removed from the property spent the night in a hotel


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Element,Jun 3 2006
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Canada is notorious for being soft on terror.

But they causht 'em... That's all that matters!
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nath87,Jun 3 2006
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Thank God our government was on top of this, they could of did some real dammage to our nation.

Terrorists attack America, not Canada. But good job to our neighbors up North. We appreciate it.
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natefizzle,Jun 5 2006
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Terrorists attack America, not Canada. But good job to our neighbors up North. We appreciate it.

lol they were going to attack Canada, they Unfoiled more of the plot. One guy even hinted he wanted to behead the prime minister of Canada Stephen Harper. They were planning on bombing parliment to. It's not the first time terrorists were Canada's target.



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BRAMPTON, Ont. (CP) - Bombings, an armed assault on Parliament and even the beheading of Prime Minister Stephen Harper were among a chilling miscellany of possible attacks that emerged Tuesday when the alleged architects of a massive terrorist plot made their second appearance in court.


Ten men and five youths faced a packed courtroom as new details came to light about what the group was allegedly plotting before they were rounded up last Friday in what's been billed as Canada's largest post-9-11 counter-terrorism operation.


The most hair-raising of the allegations were relayed by Gary Batasar, the lawyer for 25-year-old restaurant worker Steven Chand, who described a written synopsis of Crown allegations that also included taking politicians hostage and blowing up the CBC's Toronto headquarters.


"The allegations . . . are quite serious, including storming and bombing of various buildings," Batasar told a crush of media outside the courthouse.


"There's an allegation that my client personally indicated that he wanted to behead the prime minister of Canada."


The synopsis prepared by the Crown was not read in open court or distributed to the media, making it difficult to assess how sophisticated or advanced the alleged plot and its various elements were beyond what Batasar made public.


It included allegations that the group wanted to "storm the Parliament Buildings" and that Chand "would personally like to behead Stephen Harper," he added.


Chand, bearded with shoulder-length hair, blew a kiss to supporters in the courtroom as he was led away in shackles and handcuffs.


The group of 17 - two are already serving prison terms for gun offences and didn't appear in court - also allegedly planned to behead their hostages if demands such as the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the release of Muslim prisoners weren't met.


In Ottawa, Harper appeared to take the news in stride.


"I can live with these threats as long as they're not from my caucus," he joked.


Batasar took pains to assail the Canadian authorities, as well as the U.S. government and President George W. Bush, for trying to foment fear among the public.


"It appears to me that whether you're in Ottawa or Toronto or Crawford, Texas, or Washington, D.C., what is wanting to be instilled in the public is fear," he said.


"That's precisely why everyone is here today, and that's unfortunate."


Lawyer Donald McLeod, who represents 23-year-old Jahmaal James, complained of restricted access to his client, including only being allowed to speak to the accused through Plexiglas and not being allowed to have private discussions.


"Whether or not it hampers their right, it's something that we, as counsel, would like to have," McLeod said.


Lawyer Arif Raza, who represents 19-year-old Saad Khalid of Mississauga, Ont., said court was the only place he was able to talk to his client, who wasn't allowed to carry his business card.

Denying a prisoner a private meeting with a lawyer is a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Raza said, adding that he'll mount a charter challenge if he doesn't get to speak with his client alone.

"I think unequal treatment, just because of these allegations, is improper."

Federal prosecutor Jim Leising told the court he doesn't have the authority to dictate how the 15 are treated at the Maplehurst correctional facility in Milton, Ont., where they're being held.

"I have nothing to do with the rules an institution imposes," he said.

Raza said there was a dearth of details in court documents about the accusations against his client, except for allegations that Khalid attended a terror training camp north of Toronto and "was apprehended at the time of the fake delivery of the so-called ammonium nitrate."

McLeod also complained that the accused were being refused their religious rights; a court order prohibits the 15 from communicating with each other.

"They're Muslim," McLeod said. "Clearly they'd like to be able to pray as a group. I'd like to facilitate that religious freedom they're entitled to."

He also complained the men in custody were not being given an opportunity to speak with their families, who packed the courtroom.

Family members who arrived to support the accused in court were met by a horde of media from across Canada and the U.S., including CNN, the Los Angeles Times and most major television networks.

Raza said family members of the accused have been shaken up by the whole ordeal, noting that their homes had been raided and "messed up" in the wake of the arrests.

They just want their loved ones to be "justly treated," he said.

The accused appeared before the court in separate groups. Of the 15 who appeared Tuesday, 14 will return to court Monday.

Chand, James, Khalid, Asad Ansari, 21, Fahim Ahmad, 21, Zakaria Amara, 20, Qayyum Abdul Jamal, 43, Amin Mohamed Durrani, 19, Ahmad Mustafa Ghany, 21, and the five youths, none of whom can be identified, are all scheduled to return to court June 12.

Shareef Abdelhaleen, 30, will return on July 4 for a bail hearing.


Ghany and Khalid also set bail hearings for later in the month, while one of the youths will have a bail hearing on June 16.
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America is not the Only target of terrorists, think that has been proven in Spain and London, its western democracy's so of course they would attack Canada
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nath87,Jun 7 2006
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"It's not the first time terrorists were Canada's target."






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zackboomer,Jun 7 2006
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"It's not the first time terrorists were Canada's target."






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lol yea and there was also the indian airlines plane that was bombed I beleive (I don't remember) or taken to the ground by terrorists over 20 years ago. There were many Canadians on board...

I was watching the news today and they said that the RCMP have shut down over a dozen terrorists groups in Canada in the past two years, but they haven't been able to make arrests because they didn't have any proof. This happens in Europe a lot more than Canada but still this is the highest profile case in Canada for a while... at least we captured them before they actually went out and did something.
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