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Islamic Terrorism in the West ( Mega thread)

Another ISIS arrest in the GTA. Looks like this investigation emerged out of a larger prior organized crime project where I guess they found terrorism indicators. Multiple terrorism charges against a single accused:

On this one, Canadaland goes into why we're not hearing more about it.
"A criminal gang driving around Toronto in stolen vehicles, impersonating police officers, sexually assaulting women, hate-motivated, and connected to ISIS. It was a shocking, sensational, frightening news story. And chances are you didn’t hear about it. Why? To answer that question we’re joined today by Ellin Bessner. She has worked for CBC, CTV, covered wars in Africa and Kosovo, and most recently she’s a reporter at the Canadian Jewish News ..."

Haven't listened tot his one yet, but when Jesse's hosting, he likes his media criticism :) Will add comments after I listen if they're way outta whack, but I've liked their stuff before, so generally worth risking a listen.
 
At least he won't be going back to jail...

From the comments:

The assailant, Brahim Bahrir, targeted one gendarme before being shot and wounded by police. Bahrir, an Algerian national on France's fiché S security watchlist for radicalization, had served a 17-year sentence in Belgium for stabbing two officers in Brussels in 2012, highlighting lapses in cross-border monitoring of released extremists.

 

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Messed Up Lol GIF by Outside TV
 
Looks like a terrorism plot targeting the Ottawa Jewish community has been foiled with one youth arrested and facing charges. Charges are linked to instructing someone else relating to explosives. Police CBRNE team was called out (catch-all term encompassing conventional police bomb squad).

EDIT TO ADD: Interesting to see the specific shoutout to CSIS on this one. That suggests cooperation between intelligence and police was solid.


Looks like additional charges laid in the Ottawa case. The same youth suspect is also now accused of one count of facilitating a terrorist activity, and two counts of possession explosives. Source is Mackenzie Grey with Global.



Follow up from late 2023: convictions on several terrorism offended for a youth arrested in a bomb plot targeting Jews in Ottawa a few years ago. The second accused’s trial starts tomorrow.

 
Follow up from late 2023: convictions on several terrorism offended for a youth arrested in a bomb plot targeting Jews in Ottawa a few years ago. The second accused’s trial starts tomorrow.

More on that one from The Canadian Press:
 
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