Posted on 04/22/2013 12:54:52 PM PDT by Nachum
The RCMP have arrested two people in connection with a homegrown terror plot to derail a New York-to-Toronto Via Rail passenger train on the Canadian side of the border.
Police identified the suspects as Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser of Montreal and Toronto. They were arrested Monday morning and are facing criminal charges including conspiracy to carry out an attack against, and conspiring to murder persons unknown for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a terrorist group.
Assistant RCMP Commissioner James Malizia, the officer in charge of federal policing operations, said the alleged plot was “al Qaeda-supported.”
“Had this plot been carried out, it would have resulted in innocent people being killed or seriously injured,” Malizia told reporters at a news conference in Toronto.
Malizia added that, “While the RCMP believed that these individuals had the capacity and intent to carry out these criminal acts, there was no imminent threat to the general public, rail employees, train passengers or infrastructure.”
The arrests were the culmination of a nearly year-long investigation, dubbed “Operation Smooth,” which began in August 2012.
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The Mounties know how to spell Muslim names.
Or should I say another sting operation in addition to the Boston sting gone wrong?
Those darn Tea Partiers!
And in other news:
On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden announced a six-year, $53 billion plan to expand high-speed passenger trains, a surprisingly aggressive boost for Obama’s fledgling effort to change the way we move around the country. Last year, the President requested just $1 billion for the program from a Democratic Congress; now that Republicans control the House and have vowed to slash spending in general and high-speed rail in particular, he’s requesting $8 billion for next year.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2047110,00.html
Darn Amish tea partiers..were they NRA members or Palin supporters..otherwise, nothing to see here, moving on, just your typical Muslim extremist
That Nancy-boy shep smith just referred to al-queda as “folks”.
Joy.
I thought Canadians and Maple Leaf fans hated each other?
I thought Canadians and Maple Leaf fans hated each other?
Railroad and T service were shut down in Boston on Friday (perhaps out of fear of a similar plot).
Lemme guess, Canadian natives?
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