RCMP arrest three for terrorism offences
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Can't wait for the commie broadcasting corporation to trot out their analysts to tell us they were just upset about israel, or the ground zero mosque or whatever BS grievance it is this week.
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RCMP arrest 2 on 'terrorist offences' in Ottawa
25/08/2010 2:48:11 PM
CBC
The RCMP say they have arrested two Ottawa residents and expect to make more arrests for what they describe as "terrorist offences."
The RCMP's national security enforcement team arrested two people at 8 a.m. Wednesday and search warrants are being executed, the police force said in a release.
Police sources told the CBC that two men were arrested at a residence at 91 Esterlawn Private, a street in the Carlingwood neighbourhood. No charges have yet been laid.
The arrests were made in relation to plans that were in the developing stages and had yet to be executed, police sources told the CBC. They said police plan to arrest at least one other person.
No further details were provided. A news conference is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Charges are expected to be announced at Thursday's news conference, police sources said.
With files from the CBC's Alison Crawford
RCMP arrest 2 on 'terrorist offences' in Ottawa
25/08/2010 2:48:11 PM
CBC
The RCMP say they have arrested two Ottawa residents and expect to make more arrests for what they describe as "terrorist offences."
The RCMP's national security enforcement team arrested two people at 8 a.m. Wednesday and search warrants are being executed, the police force said in a release.
Police sources told the CBC that two men were arrested at a residence at 91 Esterlawn Private, a street in the Carlingwood neighbourhood. No charges have yet been laid.
The arrests were made in relation to plans that were in the developing stages and had yet to be executed, police sources told the CBC. They said police plan to arrest at least one other person.
No further details were provided. A news conference is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Charges are expected to be announced at Thursday's news conference, police sources said.
With files from the CBC's Alison Crawford
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Update: 2 arrested in Ottawa terror probe; second search underway
By Citizen Staff, The Ottawa Citizen
August 25, 2010 3:23 PM
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OTTAWA — Police in Ottawa have arrested two men in connection with an alleged al-Qaeda-related terrorism plot.
The arrests occurred Wednesday at a house at 91 Esterlawn Pvt., near the intersection of Woodroffe and Carling avenues. Officers from the RCMP and Ottawa police raided the house at about 7 a.m.
The RCMP said in a press release that they were executing a number of search warrants and additional arrests are expected.
A vehicle was removed during the search of 91 Esterlawn Private. The registered owner of the vehicle is Ahmed Misbahuddin, 36.
A search of court records involving Misbahuddin shows that he was arrested for speeding in March 2009 on the Ottawa River Parkweay. At the time he was living at 217-220 Woodridge Cres. RCMP were searching that address
in the Bayshore area of the city on Wednesday afternoon.
The National Post reported the investigation involved an al-Qaeda plot and that the ringleader is believed to have trained in the Pakistan and Afghanistan region. The Post said the investigation involved a bomb plot, though it was not well-defined and the arrests were made today because one of the suspects was preparing to travel abroad.
Police said they will release additional details about the investigation at a press conference on Thursday.
Neighbours say they saw police arrive at the house at 91 Esterlawn Pvt. before 7 a.m. Wednesday. At least five Ottawa police cars and one RCMP cruiser were parked on the street.
Neighbours say they saw several unmarked police cars in the area. They described the residents of the house as devout Muslims.
Around 10 a.m., an officer emerged from the home with a camera.
Watch ottawacitizen.com and follow @ottawacitizen on Twitter for updates.
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Update: 2 arrested in Ottawa terror probe; second search underway
By Citizen Staff, The Ottawa Citizen
August 25, 2010 3:23 PM
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OTTAWA — Police in Ottawa have arrested two men in connection with an alleged al-Qaeda-related terrorism plot.
The arrests occurred Wednesday at a house at 91 Esterlawn Pvt., near the intersection of Woodroffe and Carling avenues. Officers from the RCMP and Ottawa police raided the house at about 7 a.m.
The RCMP said in a press release that they were executing a number of search warrants and additional arrests are expected.
A vehicle was removed during the search of 91 Esterlawn Private. The registered owner of the vehicle is Ahmed Misbahuddin, 36.
A search of court records involving Misbahuddin shows that he was arrested for speeding in March 2009 on the Ottawa River Parkweay. At the time he was living at 217-220 Woodridge Cres. RCMP were searching that address
in the Bayshore area of the city on Wednesday afternoon.
The National Post reported the investigation involved an al-Qaeda plot and that the ringleader is believed to have trained in the Pakistan and Afghanistan region. The Post said the investigation involved a bomb plot, though it was not well-defined and the arrests were made today because one of the suspects was preparing to travel abroad.
Police said they will release additional details about the investigation at a press conference on Thursday.
Neighbours say they saw police arrive at the house at 91 Esterlawn Pvt. before 7 a.m. Wednesday. At least five Ottawa police cars and one RCMP cruiser were parked on the street.
Neighbours say they saw several unmarked police cars in the area. They described the residents of the house as devout Muslims.
Around 10 a.m., an officer emerged from the home with a camera.
Watch ottawacitizen.com and follow @ottawacitizen on Twitter for updates.
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I thought the old lefties preached poverty was the root cause of terrorism, funny because on the nationalpost they had a picture of one of the suspects cars, a brand new fully loaded Mazda 6 retail price with options 45 thousand dollars.
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I remember Mehmet Al Agca, the terrorist who attempted to assasinate the Pope.
He said ideology wasn't important...the only important thing was to be an international terrorist.
IMO, terrorism isn't caused by poverty. Most of the terrorists in the 70's in Europe (Baader-Meinhof gang) etc came from upper middle class backgrounds, if I remember correctly.
He said ideology wasn't important...the only important thing was to be an international terrorist.
IMO, terrorism isn't caused by poverty. Most of the terrorists in the 70's in Europe (Baader-Meinhof gang) etc came from upper middle class backgrounds, if I remember correctly.
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Mounties conduct second raid on alleged Ottawa terror cell
By Stewart Bell, National Post
August 25, 2010 3:59 PM
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A second search was underway in Ottawa on Wednesday afternoon, in connection with the arrests earlier in the day of two men — with suspected links to al-Qaida.
The men were arrested on terrorism charges.
This time, police were searching an address in the west end of the city.
Earlier Wednesday, the RCMP made two arrests in the nation's capital without incident. The men are suspected of preparing a terrorist attack targeting Canada. The ringleader allegedly attended training camps in the Pakistan and Afghanistan region.
But the bomb plot was described as not well-defined and the arrests were apparently made because one of the suspects was preparing to travel abroad.
A news conference has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The RCMP, Ottawa Police Service and Canadian Security Intelligence Service were involved in the operation.
"At approximately 8:00 this morning, A Division's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (A-INSET) investigators arrested two Ottawa residents in relation to terrorist offences," the RCMP said in a news release Wednesday afternoon.
"Search warrants are being executed in order to secure additional evidence. More arrests are anticipated."
The suspects have not been named.
The case is considered the most significant counter-terrorism operation in Canada since Project Osage, the 2006 arrests of the Toronto 18, young al-Qaida-inspired extremists who plotted attacks in southern Ontario.
Although police have released little information, the case appears to fit the pattern of so-called homegrown terrorists, the term for Canadians who have become radicalized and adopted the al-Qaida ideology.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews could not immediately be reached for comment, but a Public Safety spokesman said "the government of Canada monitors national security concerns and is vigilant in protecting against any threats."
"As Minister Toews has said, it is clear that Canada is not immune from international or homegrown radicalization," said Chris McCluskey. "Recent successful prosecutions in the Toronto 18, Momin Khawaja and Said Namouh cases demonstrate that the threat of terrorism is very real. Canada has disrupted terrorist plots, and has successively tried and convicted terrorists. And that work continues."
The alleged plot could be the latest attempt by remnants and affiliates of al-Qaida to use Western recruits to strike inside North America.
"There is substantial evidence from cases in the U.K. and the E.U. that various so-called homegrown groups do demonstrate a connection to an al-Qaida centre in areas of doctrine, strategy, tactics and target selection," said Prof. Martin Rudner, a Carleton University terrorism expert.
In a speech in Toronto on Aug. 9, Toews said he was increasingly concerned about the radicalization taking place in Canada.
"There are homegrown Islamists and other extremists here in Canada," he said. "In this country, it is the right of all Canadians to hold and discuss a wide range of beliefs.
"But what we are seeing here is not about disagreement and debate. Our concern is with extremist ideologies that lead individuals to espouse or engage in violence. These individuals reject the values on which our country is based, and they must be stopped."
He said indoctrination and radicalization are occurring partly on the Internet and the speed at which they were radicalizing was proving a challenge for police and intelligence agencies.
"While only a small fraction of a percentage of our population is engaged in activities that pose a security threat, we need to thwart such threats before they can be carried out," he said.
National Post with files from Ottawa Citizen, Janice Tibbetts
sbellnationalpost.com
Sidebar
Key RCMP Anti-Terrorism Arrests Since 9/11
Project Awaken
Momin Khawaja of Ottawa convicted for his role in a plot to detonate bombs in the United Kingdom.
Project Solitaire
Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian businessman, accused of involvement in the Mumbai attacks.
Project Summum
Said Namouh, a Moroccan living in Quebec, sentenced to life for plotting to bomb targets in Germany and Austria.
Project Oneedle
Four Tamil Canadians arrested in New York for trying to buy missiles for the Tamil Tigers.
Project Osage
The Toronto 18 terrorists who plotted to bomb downtown Toronto and attack the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa arrested. The key suspects were convicted or pleaded guilty.
Project Stellar
Resulted in charges against a suspect who fabricated evidence about a supposed plot to bomb Queen's Park, the provincial legislature, in Toronto.
© Copyright (c) National Post
Mounties conduct second raid on alleged Ottawa terror cell
By Stewart Bell, National Post
August 25, 2010 3:59 PM
LINK
A second search was underway in Ottawa on Wednesday afternoon, in connection with the arrests earlier in the day of two men — with suspected links to al-Qaida.
The men were arrested on terrorism charges.
This time, police were searching an address in the west end of the city.
Earlier Wednesday, the RCMP made two arrests in the nation's capital without incident. The men are suspected of preparing a terrorist attack targeting Canada. The ringleader allegedly attended training camps in the Pakistan and Afghanistan region.
But the bomb plot was described as not well-defined and the arrests were apparently made because one of the suspects was preparing to travel abroad.
A news conference has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon. The RCMP, Ottawa Police Service and Canadian Security Intelligence Service were involved in the operation.
"At approximately 8:00 this morning, A Division's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (A-INSET) investigators arrested two Ottawa residents in relation to terrorist offences," the RCMP said in a news release Wednesday afternoon.
"Search warrants are being executed in order to secure additional evidence. More arrests are anticipated."
The suspects have not been named.
The case is considered the most significant counter-terrorism operation in Canada since Project Osage, the 2006 arrests of the Toronto 18, young al-Qaida-inspired extremists who plotted attacks in southern Ontario.
Although police have released little information, the case appears to fit the pattern of so-called homegrown terrorists, the term for Canadians who have become radicalized and adopted the al-Qaida ideology.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews could not immediately be reached for comment, but a Public Safety spokesman said "the government of Canada monitors national security concerns and is vigilant in protecting against any threats."
"As Minister Toews has said, it is clear that Canada is not immune from international or homegrown radicalization," said Chris McCluskey. "Recent successful prosecutions in the Toronto 18, Momin Khawaja and Said Namouh cases demonstrate that the threat of terrorism is very real. Canada has disrupted terrorist plots, and has successively tried and convicted terrorists. And that work continues."
The alleged plot could be the latest attempt by remnants and affiliates of al-Qaida to use Western recruits to strike inside North America.
"There is substantial evidence from cases in the U.K. and the E.U. that various so-called homegrown groups do demonstrate a connection to an al-Qaida centre in areas of doctrine, strategy, tactics and target selection," said Prof. Martin Rudner, a Carleton University terrorism expert.
In a speech in Toronto on Aug. 9, Toews said he was increasingly concerned about the radicalization taking place in Canada.
"There are homegrown Islamists and other extremists here in Canada," he said. "In this country, it is the right of all Canadians to hold and discuss a wide range of beliefs.
"But what we are seeing here is not about disagreement and debate. Our concern is with extremist ideologies that lead individuals to espouse or engage in violence. These individuals reject the values on which our country is based, and they must be stopped."
He said indoctrination and radicalization are occurring partly on the Internet and the speed at which they were radicalizing was proving a challenge for police and intelligence agencies.
"While only a small fraction of a percentage of our population is engaged in activities that pose a security threat, we need to thwart such threats before they can be carried out," he said.
National Post with files from Ottawa Citizen, Janice Tibbetts
sbellnationalpost.com
Sidebar
Key RCMP Anti-Terrorism Arrests Since 9/11
Project Awaken
Momin Khawaja of Ottawa convicted for his role in a plot to detonate bombs in the United Kingdom.
Project Solitaire
Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian businessman, accused of involvement in the Mumbai attacks.
Project Summum
Said Namouh, a Moroccan living in Quebec, sentenced to life for plotting to bomb targets in Germany and Austria.
Project Oneedle
Four Tamil Canadians arrested in New York for trying to buy missiles for the Tamil Tigers.
Project Osage
The Toronto 18 terrorists who plotted to bomb downtown Toronto and attack the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa arrested. The key suspects were convicted or pleaded guilty.
Project Stellar
Resulted in charges against a suspect who fabricated evidence about a supposed plot to bomb Queen's Park, the provincial legislature, in Toronto.
© Copyright (c) National Post
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Some reports indicate that the second location being searched is a former residence of one individual who was arrested.
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Update: 2 arrested in Ottawa terror probe; second search underway
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OTTAWA — Police in Ottawa have arrested two men in connection with an alleged al-Qaeda-related terrorism plot, and initiated the search of a second property.
The arrests occurred Wednesday at a house at 91 Esterlawn Pvt., near the intersection of Woodroffe and Carling avenues. Officers from the RCMP and Ottawa police raided the house at about 7 a.m.
The RCMP said in a press release that they were executing a number of search warrants and additional arrests are expected.
Anthony Seaboyer, head of the proliferation security research group at Queen's University's Centre for International Relations, called the arrests "a great success" for Canadian anti-terrorism forces.
"It shows that the RCMP, Ottawa police and CSIS can actually co-operate effectively," Seaboyer said.
Given the scathing criticism of how security authorities handled the Air India bombing, "this is a good sign," he said.
"Canada is moving more and more away from being a safe haven for terrorist organizations."
On the other hand, Seaboyer said, "it shows what's now going on out there. We have now found one group, but what else is out there?"
It's impossible to know how many terrorism cells are active in Canada, Seaboyer said, but those arrested Wednesday are "definitely not the only group out there, that's for sure."
He said Canada is becoming more of a target for terrorists who want to use attacks on Canadian facilities, such as Quebec's hydro-electric plants and transmission lines, to harm the United States.
"There are ways of attacking the U.S. through Canada. The whole energy for New York comes from Quebec, for example."
A vehicle was removed during the search of 91 Esterlawn Private. The registered owner of the vehicle is Misbahuddin Ahmed, 36.
A search of court records involving Ahmed shows that he was arrested for speeding in March 2009 on the Ottawa River Parkweay. At the time he was living at 217-220 Woodridge Cres. RCMP were searching that address in the Bayshore area of the city on Wednesday afternoon.
“He seemed like a nice young guy,” said Robert Farrell, who owns the home at 91 Esterlawn Private.
Ahmed works as an x-ray technician at the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital, Farrell said, and lives in the home with his wife and their infant daughter of about six-months old.
“They seemed to be more of a traditional Muslim family.”
Farrell, a former Canadian diplomat who had been stationed in the Middle East, said he recalls Ahmed saying he was born in India but had lived for a time in Saudi Arabia.
“We met his wife at the time. She seemed quite nice.”
She wore an Iranian-style head covering, Farrell said.
Ahmed rented the home about a year ago, after responding to ad Farrell placed on an online rental site. Farrell said he carefully checked his tenant’s references in the application and called the hospital to verify.
“His immediate supervisor gave him a very high recommendation. She said he was a very stable and very steady and a reliable employee,” Farrell said.
“If I recall correctly, she said, ‘I wish all my employees were like him,’ or something like that.”
Farrell’s wife believes Ahmed had been living in Canada for several years and had previously lived in the Bayshore area.
He believes Ahmed as in his late 30s or early 40s.
The National Post reported the investigation involved an al-Qaeda plot and that the ringleader is believed to have trained in the Pakistan and Afghanistan region. The Post said the investigation involved a bomb plot, though it was not well-defined and the arrests were made today because one of the suspects was preparing to travel abroad.
Ottawa defence lawyer Samir Adam met for more than half an hour with one of the accused at Ottawa police headquarters on Elgin Street early Wednesday but had not been officially retained as counsel as of late Wednesday afternoon.
Adam would not disclose what the two discussed but said he expects the accused to appear in court on Thursday.
Police said they will release additional details about the investigation at a press conference on Thursday.
Neighbours say they saw police arrive at the house at 91 Esterlawn Pvt. before 7 a.m. Wednesday. At least five Ottawa police cars and one RCMP cruiser were parked on the street.
Neighbours say they saw several unmarked police cars in the area. They described the residents of the house as devout Muslims.
Around 10 a.m., an officer emerged from the home with a camera.
Police hauled several computer hard drives out of 91 Esterlawn around 2:15 p.m. Another officer brought out what appeared to be a scanner.
Janice Burtt, a neighbour, said she only knew the man and woman who lived in the house to see them on the street.
She would wave to her neighbours, but they never responded.
"I don't think they gestured to me at all," Burtt said. "People keep to themselves, so that seemed nothing too out of the ordinary."
Burtt said the people who live at 91 Esterlawn are quiet and keep to themselves. She would sometimes see them sitting on the front porch of their house.
Burtt said this type of police activity is unusual in the condo complex.
"Very quiet, very unassuming, very gentle," Burtt said. "Nobody out of the ordinary that I'm aware of."
Neighbours say the couple likely rented the condo.
Louise, who lives next door to the suspect and would not give her last name, said she saw several RCMP and Ottawa police cars on the street when she got the paper from her front porch early Wednesday morning.
She said the woman who lived in the house wore a full burqa. She often heard the couple chanting some kind of prayer in the morning.
"It’s quite scary, actually," Louise said. "We are trying to process all of that. It’s quite the surprise."
Debbie Rapoch, another neighbour, said she saw two women dressed in full burqas leave the home and walk down the street. She said at least one was carrying a car seat, but a child wasn't anywhere to be seen. A person picked up the women in a car and drove off.
Watch ottawacitizen.com and follow @ottawacitizen on Twitter for updates.
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citize
Update: 2 arrested in Ottawa terror probe; second search underway
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OTTAWA — Police in Ottawa have arrested two men in connection with an alleged al-Qaeda-related terrorism plot, and initiated the search of a second property.
The arrests occurred Wednesday at a house at 91 Esterlawn Pvt., near the intersection of Woodroffe and Carling avenues. Officers from the RCMP and Ottawa police raided the house at about 7 a.m.
The RCMP said in a press release that they were executing a number of search warrants and additional arrests are expected.
Anthony Seaboyer, head of the proliferation security research group at Queen's University's Centre for International Relations, called the arrests "a great success" for Canadian anti-terrorism forces.
"It shows that the RCMP, Ottawa police and CSIS can actually co-operate effectively," Seaboyer said.
Given the scathing criticism of how security authorities handled the Air India bombing, "this is a good sign," he said.
"Canada is moving more and more away from being a safe haven for terrorist organizations."
On the other hand, Seaboyer said, "it shows what's now going on out there. We have now found one group, but what else is out there?"
It's impossible to know how many terrorism cells are active in Canada, Seaboyer said, but those arrested Wednesday are "definitely not the only group out there, that's for sure."
He said Canada is becoming more of a target for terrorists who want to use attacks on Canadian facilities, such as Quebec's hydro-electric plants and transmission lines, to harm the United States.
"There are ways of attacking the U.S. through Canada. The whole energy for New York comes from Quebec, for example."
A vehicle was removed during the search of 91 Esterlawn Private. The registered owner of the vehicle is Misbahuddin Ahmed, 36.
A search of court records involving Ahmed shows that he was arrested for speeding in March 2009 on the Ottawa River Parkweay. At the time he was living at 217-220 Woodridge Cres. RCMP were searching that address in the Bayshore area of the city on Wednesday afternoon.
“He seemed like a nice young guy,” said Robert Farrell, who owns the home at 91 Esterlawn Private.
Ahmed works as an x-ray technician at the Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital, Farrell said, and lives in the home with his wife and their infant daughter of about six-months old.
“They seemed to be more of a traditional Muslim family.”
Farrell, a former Canadian diplomat who had been stationed in the Middle East, said he recalls Ahmed saying he was born in India but had lived for a time in Saudi Arabia.
“We met his wife at the time. She seemed quite nice.”
She wore an Iranian-style head covering, Farrell said.
Ahmed rented the home about a year ago, after responding to ad Farrell placed on an online rental site. Farrell said he carefully checked his tenant’s references in the application and called the hospital to verify.
“His immediate supervisor gave him a very high recommendation. She said he was a very stable and very steady and a reliable employee,” Farrell said.
“If I recall correctly, she said, ‘I wish all my employees were like him,’ or something like that.”
Farrell’s wife believes Ahmed had been living in Canada for several years and had previously lived in the Bayshore area.
He believes Ahmed as in his late 30s or early 40s.
The National Post reported the investigation involved an al-Qaeda plot and that the ringleader is believed to have trained in the Pakistan and Afghanistan region. The Post said the investigation involved a bomb plot, though it was not well-defined and the arrests were made today because one of the suspects was preparing to travel abroad.
Ottawa defence lawyer Samir Adam met for more than half an hour with one of the accused at Ottawa police headquarters on Elgin Street early Wednesday but had not been officially retained as counsel as of late Wednesday afternoon.
Adam would not disclose what the two discussed but said he expects the accused to appear in court on Thursday.
Police said they will release additional details about the investigation at a press conference on Thursday.
Neighbours say they saw police arrive at the house at 91 Esterlawn Pvt. before 7 a.m. Wednesday. At least five Ottawa police cars and one RCMP cruiser were parked on the street.
Neighbours say they saw several unmarked police cars in the area. They described the residents of the house as devout Muslims.
Around 10 a.m., an officer emerged from the home with a camera.
Police hauled several computer hard drives out of 91 Esterlawn around 2:15 p.m. Another officer brought out what appeared to be a scanner.
Janice Burtt, a neighbour, said she only knew the man and woman who lived in the house to see them on the street.
She would wave to her neighbours, but they never responded.
"I don't think they gestured to me at all," Burtt said. "People keep to themselves, so that seemed nothing too out of the ordinary."
Burtt said the people who live at 91 Esterlawn are quiet and keep to themselves. She would sometimes see them sitting on the front porch of their house.
Burtt said this type of police activity is unusual in the condo complex.
"Very quiet, very unassuming, very gentle," Burtt said. "Nobody out of the ordinary that I'm aware of."
Neighbours say the couple likely rented the condo.
Louise, who lives next door to the suspect and would not give her last name, said she saw several RCMP and Ottawa police cars on the street when she got the paper from her front porch early Wednesday morning.
She said the woman who lived in the house wore a full burqa. She often heard the couple chanting some kind of prayer in the morning.
"It’s quite scary, actually," Louise said. "We are trying to process all of that. It’s quite the surprise."
Debbie Rapoch, another neighbour, said she saw two women dressed in full burqas leave the home and walk down the street. She said at least one was carrying a car seat, but a child wasn't anywhere to be seen. A person picked up the women in a car and drove off.
Watch ottawacitizen.com and follow @ottawacitizen on Twitter for updates.
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RCMP make arrests for 'terrorist offences' in Ottawa
25/08/2010 5:27:43 PM
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RCMP make arrests for 'terrorist offences' in Ottawa
25/08/2010 5:27:43 PM
CBC News
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quote "The Muslim Canadian Congress issued a statement commending the RCMP for arresting the suspects before they could carry out their plan, and hoped the accused would be tried with due process."
With files from the CBC's Alison Crawford
It is nice to see The Muslim community speaking out against their lost sheep instead of condemning the RCMP. :2c:
With files from the CBC's Alison Crawford
It is nice to see The Muslim community speaking out against their lost sheep instead of condemning the RCMP. :2c:
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Might just swing around to the house to see what's up. We haven't been visited by terrorists since Momin Khawaja, and to think I went to the same school as him!
According to this story, reproduced under the Fair Comment provisions of the Copyright Act, he is the third person taken into custody.
OTTAWA—A third terrorism suspect– one who moonwalked across a Montreal stage during an audition for Canadian Idol – was detained early Thursday, the Star has learned.
Khuram Sher was arrested as part of an RCMP national security investigation, as police continue to investigate a possible cell allegedly plotting to attack targets at home.
Sher told judges on the popular reality show in 2008 that he hailed from Pakistan and was a fan of “hockey, music and acting.”
He sings an off-tune rendition of Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated” with – as the show’s website describes – some “nifty” dance moves.
“Have you ever thought of being a comedian?” asks one of the judges of the 26-year-old.
Another remarks: “The dance moves were good, the singing, bad.”
One source close to the investigation said Sher was actually a Canadian-born physician and graduate of McGill University – quite a different persona from goofy contestant wearing a traditional Pakistani shalwar kameez and pakul hat as he performs robot dance moves and a Michael Jackson moonwalk.
Early Wednesday, two other alleged members of a group police believe were trying to form a local terrorism cell were arrested in Ottawa.
Ottawa’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team had been tracking the men for months and one of the suspects is alleged to have ties to high-level Al Qaeda affiliates abroad, sources close to the case told the Toronto Star.
Known as “Project Samosa,” the RCMP investigation reportedly began with intelligence passed on by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
The plot involved Canadian targets but was not “specific,” said a police source, adding that the arrests happened quickly since one suspect was planning to travel abroad. The alleged ringleader had reportedly travelled earlier to the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan in search of training.
The RCMP released only a short statement Wednesday confirming that the two Ottawa residents were taken into custody at 8 a.m. and that “search warrants are being executed in order to secure additional evidence.”
A news conference in Ottawa is scheduled for Thursday.
A source confirmed Wednesday that Misbahuddin Ahmed, listed as owning a car seized by police, was one of the accused. The name of the second suspect, Hiva Ali Zadeb, was disclosed Thursday by his Ottawa lawyer, Oliver Aberjel.
Ahmed had worked for two years as a general radiography technologist at Ottawa’s Hospital Civic Campus.
Guy Morency, the hospital’s director of diagnostic imaging, told the Star in an interview that Ahmed was a “stellar technologist.”
“We’ve had no complaints about him,” he said.
Morency said he had only met Ahmed a couple of times in meetings and described him as rather “nondescript.” But he did recall that Ahmed was able to provide “excellent” references from Montreal before he was hired.
“We were very pleased with what we heard and received and he has proven himself since.”
Morency, who was on vacation this week, said he would go into the hospital Thursday to speak with the department’s employees.
“Obviously this is going to be upsetting for a lot of people.”
Neighbours living on the west-end cul-de-sac where the 26-year-old suspect lived with his wife and baby said the raid was shocking.
“I live two doors down. It’s very scary,” said neighbour Janice Burtt.
Burtt said she believed the young Muslim couple had lived in the townhouse for about six months.
“I’d wave and say hello but I don’t think they gestured to me at all,” she said.
Nathan Aubie, who lived beside Ahmed, said he had only seen the couple three or four times but that “they seemed like friendly people.”
A second location, a seven-storey apartment complex about five kilometres away, was also raided early Wednesday. The windows of the apartment police searched were covered with patterned embroidery and five police cruisers still idled outside the building late in the day.
Some within Canada’s Muslim community said they were angered by Wednesday’s arrests, while others cautioned against indicting the accused before any evidence is known.
Salma Siddiqui, the Muslim Canadian Congress vice-president said in a telephone interview that he was “livid and frustrated” that young Muslim men were still being seduced by the idea of fighting a holy war in the name of Islam.
“It has to stop,” he said.
“Why are they not understanding that this is not acceptable? Why are they still going on accepting the doctrine of jihad? That is the where the whole problem is.”
It is the second time since 9/11 that an RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Team has arrested a group of Canadian suspects planning to strike at home.
In June 2006, a group of young Muslim men dubbed the Toronto 18 were rounded up and prosecuted for plotting to attack downtown targets and a military base north of the city.
Of the 18 who were charged — 14 adults and four youths — 11 were eventually convicted. Charges against seven of the accused were dropped.
Zakaria Amara, one of the group’s ringleaders, pleaded guilty last year, confessing that he had been developing a series of bombs for the attacks that he hoped would force Canada out of Afghanistan. He was given a life sentence.
The case was seen as a wake-up call for Canadians and heralded as a successful test of the country’s anti-terrorism laws, which were introduced after 9/11. It was also held up as a model of co-operation between the Mounties and CSIS — organizations that had been plagued for years by mistrust and rivalry.
Critics of the Toronto18 case accused the RCMP of casting the net too wide and questioned whether police informants inside the group had unduly influenced the suspects.
While there are no known ties between the Ottawa suspects and those arrested in Toronto, the cases may have similarities in the way they were investigated — and play out in court.
Some of the details in the case hint that police will present a case of what’s commonly called “homegrown terrorism,” meaning Canadian citizens who become radicalized in the West and then often seek connections and training abroad.
Reacting to the arrests, a spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said the case shows “Canada is not immune from international or homegrown radicalization.”
“Our government monitors national security concerns and is vigilant in protecting against any threats,” spokesperson Christopher McCluskey said.
“As for operational security matters, and matters currently under police investigation, we cannot further comment at this time.”
OTTAWA—A third terrorism suspect– one who moonwalked across a Montreal stage during an audition for Canadian Idol – was detained early Thursday, the Star has learned.
Khuram Sher was arrested as part of an RCMP national security investigation, as police continue to investigate a possible cell allegedly plotting to attack targets at home.
Sher told judges on the popular reality show in 2008 that he hailed from Pakistan and was a fan of “hockey, music and acting.”
He sings an off-tune rendition of Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated” with – as the show’s website describes – some “nifty” dance moves.
“Have you ever thought of being a comedian?” asks one of the judges of the 26-year-old.
Another remarks: “The dance moves were good, the singing, bad.”
One source close to the investigation said Sher was actually a Canadian-born physician and graduate of McGill University – quite a different persona from goofy contestant wearing a traditional Pakistani shalwar kameez and pakul hat as he performs robot dance moves and a Michael Jackson moonwalk.
Early Wednesday, two other alleged members of a group police believe were trying to form a local terrorism cell were arrested in Ottawa.
Ottawa’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team had been tracking the men for months and one of the suspects is alleged to have ties to high-level Al Qaeda affiliates abroad, sources close to the case told the Toronto Star.
Known as “Project Samosa,” the RCMP investigation reportedly began with intelligence passed on by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
The plot involved Canadian targets but was not “specific,” said a police source, adding that the arrests happened quickly since one suspect was planning to travel abroad. The alleged ringleader had reportedly travelled earlier to the border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan in search of training.
The RCMP released only a short statement Wednesday confirming that the two Ottawa residents were taken into custody at 8 a.m. and that “search warrants are being executed in order to secure additional evidence.”
A news conference in Ottawa is scheduled for Thursday.
A source confirmed Wednesday that Misbahuddin Ahmed, listed as owning a car seized by police, was one of the accused. The name of the second suspect, Hiva Ali Zadeb, was disclosed Thursday by his Ottawa lawyer, Oliver Aberjel.
Ahmed had worked for two years as a general radiography technologist at Ottawa’s Hospital Civic Campus.
Guy Morency, the hospital’s director of diagnostic imaging, told the Star in an interview that Ahmed was a “stellar technologist.”
“We’ve had no complaints about him,” he said.
Morency said he had only met Ahmed a couple of times in meetings and described him as rather “nondescript.” But he did recall that Ahmed was able to provide “excellent” references from Montreal before he was hired.
“We were very pleased with what we heard and received and he has proven himself since.”
Morency, who was on vacation this week, said he would go into the hospital Thursday to speak with the department’s employees.
“Obviously this is going to be upsetting for a lot of people.”
Neighbours living on the west-end cul-de-sac where the 26-year-old suspect lived with his wife and baby said the raid was shocking.
“I live two doors down. It’s very scary,” said neighbour Janice Burtt.
Burtt said she believed the young Muslim couple had lived in the townhouse for about six months.
“I’d wave and say hello but I don’t think they gestured to me at all,” she said.
Nathan Aubie, who lived beside Ahmed, said he had only seen the couple three or four times but that “they seemed like friendly people.”
A second location, a seven-storey apartment complex about five kilometres away, was also raided early Wednesday. The windows of the apartment police searched were covered with patterned embroidery and five police cruisers still idled outside the building late in the day.
Some within Canada’s Muslim community said they were angered by Wednesday’s arrests, while others cautioned against indicting the accused before any evidence is known.
Salma Siddiqui, the Muslim Canadian Congress vice-president said in a telephone interview that he was “livid and frustrated” that young Muslim men were still being seduced by the idea of fighting a holy war in the name of Islam.
“It has to stop,” he said.
“Why are they not understanding that this is not acceptable? Why are they still going on accepting the doctrine of jihad? That is the where the whole problem is.”
It is the second time since 9/11 that an RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Team has arrested a group of Canadian suspects planning to strike at home.
In June 2006, a group of young Muslim men dubbed the Toronto 18 were rounded up and prosecuted for plotting to attack downtown targets and a military base north of the city.
Of the 18 who were charged — 14 adults and four youths — 11 were eventually convicted. Charges against seven of the accused were dropped.
Zakaria Amara, one of the group’s ringleaders, pleaded guilty last year, confessing that he had been developing a series of bombs for the attacks that he hoped would force Canada out of Afghanistan. He was given a life sentence.
The case was seen as a wake-up call for Canadians and heralded as a successful test of the country’s anti-terrorism laws, which were introduced after 9/11. It was also held up as a model of co-operation between the Mounties and CSIS — organizations that had been plagued for years by mistrust and rivalry.
Critics of the Toronto18 case accused the RCMP of casting the net too wide and questioned whether police informants inside the group had unduly influenced the suspects.
While there are no known ties between the Ottawa suspects and those arrested in Toronto, the cases may have similarities in the way they were investigated — and play out in court.
Some of the details in the case hint that police will present a case of what’s commonly called “homegrown terrorism,” meaning Canadian citizens who become radicalized in the West and then often seek connections and training abroad.
Reacting to the arrests, a spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said the case shows “Canada is not immune from international or homegrown radicalization.”
“Our government monitors national security concerns and is vigilant in protecting against any threats,” spokesperson Christopher McCluskey said.
“As for operational security matters, and matters currently under police investigation, we cannot further comment at this time.”
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Terrorism suspects accused of bomb plot: RCMP
26/08/2010 3:09:31 PM
CBC News
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The RCMP have charged three Ontario men for allegedly taking part in a domestic plot, and possessing plans and materials related to creating makeshift bombs.
RCMP Chief Supt. Serge Therriault said Misbahuddin Ahmed, 26, and Hiva Alizadeh, 30, both of Ottawa, and 28-year-old Khurram Sher of London were involved in a conspiracy to commit "a violent terrorism attack."
Therriault alleged at a news conference in Ottawa that the men conspired with three men, who they named as James Lara, Rizgar Alizadeh and Zakaria Mamosta, as well as persons unknown in Canada and in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Dubai to commit terrorism-related offences.
Suspect trained in IED construction
He said the RCMP investigation, dubbed Project Samosa, found evidence to support the fact one member of the group has also taken training that provided him with the knowledge to construct electronic and explosive devices.
Investigators seized more than 50 electronic circuit boards designed specifically to remotely detonate improvised explosive devices (IEDs), said Therriault.
"This group posed a real and serious threat to the citizens of the National Capital Region and Canada's national security," he said.
"Canada is not immune to the threat of terrorism," he said.
Alizadeh, Ahmed and Sher have been charged with conspiracy to knowingly facilitate a terrorist activity under the Criminal Code.
Alizadeh is also charged with being in possession of an explosive substance with intent to harm, and providing property or financial services for the benefit of a terrorist group.
Investigators conducted "extensive surveillance" of the suspects during the year-long investigation, Therriault said.
He said investigators have grounds to believe that the three men are "part of a domestic terrorist group" operating in Canada.
Investigators said they have reason to believe Alizadeh is a member of, and in contact with, a terrorist group with links to the conflict in Afghanistan, but declined to name the group.
Therriault said part of the decision to make the arrests now was to prevent one of the suspects from providing financial support to terrorist counterparts abroad.
2 men in Ottawa court
Ahmed and Alizadeh, both arrested on Wednesday, made a brief court appearance on Thursday and were remanded into custody until their next appearance, on Sept. 1.
Sher, who police believe auditioned for the Canadian Idol singing competition, was arrested on Thursday in London in southwestern Ontario.
All three men are Canadian citizens.
According to court documents, Alizadeh lived in Manitoba for some time and attended Red River College before coming to Ontario.
The college confirms one student with the name Hiva Alizadeh studied English as a second language in 2003-04 and electrical engineering from 2008-09.
The synopsis of the case said Alizadeh had been under surveillance for some time, and had met with other accused at his home and other locales. He was recorded discussing various terror-related topics, including the Toronto 18 case, and they talked about security certificates, and cell structure, it's alleged.
Alizadeh also allegedly went to Iran for several months, according to court documents.
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Terrorism suspects accused of bomb plot: RCMP
26/08/2010 3:09:31 PM
CBC News
LINK
The RCMP have charged three Ontario men for allegedly taking part in a domestic plot, and possessing plans and materials related to creating makeshift bombs.
RCMP Chief Supt. Serge Therriault said Misbahuddin Ahmed, 26, and Hiva Alizadeh, 30, both of Ottawa, and 28-year-old Khurram Sher of London were involved in a conspiracy to commit "a violent terrorism attack."
Therriault alleged at a news conference in Ottawa that the men conspired with three men, who they named as James Lara, Rizgar Alizadeh and Zakaria Mamosta, as well as persons unknown in Canada and in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Dubai to commit terrorism-related offences.
Suspect trained in IED construction
He said the RCMP investigation, dubbed Project Samosa, found evidence to support the fact one member of the group has also taken training that provided him with the knowledge to construct electronic and explosive devices.
Investigators seized more than 50 electronic circuit boards designed specifically to remotely detonate improvised explosive devices (IEDs), said Therriault.
"This group posed a real and serious threat to the citizens of the National Capital Region and Canada's national security," he said.
"Canada is not immune to the threat of terrorism," he said.
Alizadeh, Ahmed and Sher have been charged with conspiracy to knowingly facilitate a terrorist activity under the Criminal Code.
Alizadeh is also charged with being in possession of an explosive substance with intent to harm, and providing property or financial services for the benefit of a terrorist group.
Investigators conducted "extensive surveillance" of the suspects during the year-long investigation, Therriault said.
He said investigators have grounds to believe that the three men are "part of a domestic terrorist group" operating in Canada.
Investigators said they have reason to believe Alizadeh is a member of, and in contact with, a terrorist group with links to the conflict in Afghanistan, but declined to name the group.
Therriault said part of the decision to make the arrests now was to prevent one of the suspects from providing financial support to terrorist counterparts abroad.
2 men in Ottawa court
Ahmed and Alizadeh, both arrested on Wednesday, made a brief court appearance on Thursday and were remanded into custody until their next appearance, on Sept. 1.
Sher, who police believe auditioned for the Canadian Idol singing competition, was arrested on Thursday in London in southwestern Ontario.
All three men are Canadian citizens.
According to court documents, Alizadeh lived in Manitoba for some time and attended Red River College before coming to Ontario.
The college confirms one student with the name Hiva Alizadeh studied English as a second language in 2003-04 and electrical engineering from 2008-09.
The synopsis of the case said Alizadeh had been under surveillance for some time, and had met with other accused at his home and other locales. He was recorded discussing various terror-related topics, including the Toronto 18 case, and they talked about security certificates, and cell structure, it's alleged.
Alizadeh also allegedly went to Iran for several months, according to court documents.
Another view: LINK to CTV version of article>
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