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Posted on 06/03/2006 5:46:07 AM PDT by GMMAC
Major terror bust in Toronto
At least 8 in 'terror' cell arrested as police foil possible attack on TTC
Toronto Sun
June 3, 2006
By VIVIAN SONG AND BRETT CLARKSON, TORONTO SUN
TORONTO - In a stunning development yesterday, police made a sweeping terrorist bust within the GTA and expected to make several more arrests throughout the night.
"The RCMP, CSIS and the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team arrested individuals throughout the GTA today in relation to terrorist-related offences," confirmed RCMP spokesman Corp. Michele Paradis.
As of about 9 p.m. last night, Paradis also added "there are ongoing arrests."
Though unconfirmed, sources have told the Sun police arrested a possible home-grown al-Qaeda terrorist cell operating in Toronto that had planned to bomb the subway as early as Monday.
Just three days ago, Sun columnist Joe Warmington wrote about two men spotted filming the subway system on May 23 at Keele station, which raised alarm bells with Toronto Police and CSIS.
But sources also tell the Sun that the RCMP "planted" that story with the media, though reasons remain unclear.
Police had been watching several alleged terrorist camps since 2004 -- one of which is reported to be in the Muskokas near Bracebridge and another near Thunder Bay, a police source told Warmington late last night.
"Recently some officers followed two men who left the camp near Thunder Bay and headed to Toronto," said the source.
Another Sun source said there was a similar "terrorist" camp near Barry's Bay -- within an hour's drive of several Ontario nuclear operations.
Other source also tell the Sun the arrested individuals were amassing weapons.
"This is huge, this is massive."
Sources cited by the Canadian Press corroborate this claim, saying the suspects were arrested in the Toronto area for allegedly "plotting an attack with explosives."
"It is very serious," said a source who asked not to be named. "These people had plans."
While the targets were unclear, the aim was to detonate an explosive device in Ontario, they said.
"That's the tool of choice for anybody who wants to cause damage."
The enforcement team also includes GTA police forces and the department of justice.
Officials remained tight-lipped about the nature of the arrests, refusing to reveal the number of people arrested, who was arrested, the nature of the terrorist activities, when or where the arrests were made, fuelling conflicting reports.
Some news outlets discounted allegations the subway or the CN Tower were targets, and claimed the terrorists involved are not directly afilliated with al-Qaeda, but were inspired by them.
Others pegged the number of arrested at eight, and said the investigation involved around a hundred officers.
In November of 2002, al-Qaeda singled out six countries for supporting "the White House gang of butchers." Among them: Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Australia and Canada. Terrorists bombed London's subway system last July, killing 52 people.
Meanwhile, a quiet Mississauga neighbourhood got a shocking visit from ETF officers who stormed the new subdivision and busted down the door of a Rosehurst Dr. home at about 6:30 p.m. One neighbour described the arrested man as heavyset, in his mid-50s with black hair and a beard, who appeared to be of Middle Eastern descent.
At 7:15 p.m. last night, a highly unusual scene on the Gardiner Expressway raised the suspicions of Sun photo editor Rick VanSickle when he saw an ambulance flanked by two police cars driving east toward the city. VanSickle was between Islington and Royal York at the time and also saw a nondescript car and unmarked silver minivan with police lights parked at the side of the road.
"Normally when I see an ambulance there is no police escort. That's what struck me," he said.
The RCMP is expected to make some details available today at a news conference at the Toronto Congress Centre on Dixon Rd., also an unusual venue for such an announcement.
At the Durham Regional Police Station at Hwy. 2 and Brock Rd., where it was speculated the arrested are being detained, at least three police officers armed with machineguns patrolled the building, which was sealed off with yellow tape.
Scores of police cars, officers and dogs also kept vigil over the the heavily guarded building, keeping media outlets outside.
A convoy of SUVs, unmarked cars and minivans parked at the side of the building also appeared to hold some people.
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06/06/06?
The tinfoil hatters won't believe it, they will blame Harper and say its a plot etc. etc. Unbelievable - most of the papers can't bring themselves to use the word terrorist either. It's going to take something bigger than this to wake up the liberalites in Canada.
There's a news conference this morning, should be interesting.
They did say it was a "home grown Al Qaeda cell". While I see your point, anyone who reads that article will know they were islamic.
Canadian FReepers vs. CNN:
'THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN'
Yes. The start of World Cup and a nice sequence of numbers that appeal to the jihadists. Couple this bust with the missing chem suicide belt in London and the new week has the ingredients to be interesting. I also fall into the camp that the Saudis who boarded the Florida bus were executing a dry run.
As I stated elsewhere, I'd feel better if the Yanks would stage a couple of raids this weekend.
ping
Canadian FReepers vs. CNN:
Its a lead story on CNN this hour.
I got 184 hits on a Google News search.
abcnews.com does have this as their frontpage story, at least as of 10:03am Eastern time. small miracle.
News conference on CNN now. Not on Fox or others. Curious. 3 tons of Amonium Nitrate either found or trying to be aquired(I missed the details while switching around)...
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"Okay, eh, g'day! Our topic is -- Geez! Who kicked in the door?! Take off!" |
3 tons of Amonium Nitrate "ordered and delivered". That's 3 times what took down the Murrow building.
06/06/06?
Food for thought, since they apparently focus on numbers.
On the bright side, can't help but think that middle-of-the-road Canadian voters will fall to the right on the strength of this bust.
"I thought that the Canadiens were all sensitive and liberal and therefore were immune to the naughty terrorists."
This whole thing should also show the liberal "be nicey nice and understanding", or "sensitive", to these scum, and the "culture" that produces these monsters won't bother you,...this SHOULD show these fools that NONE of us are safe. It won't. They will persist to believe the fairy tale that if we would be "nice" to terrorists, they'd be "nice" right back at us. Utter rubbish.
Those that practice islam, especially radical islam, HATE ALL of us, no matter what label our individual politcal systems place on us. The foolish Cindy Sheehan types refuse to believe that as soon as their usefulness to those seeking to conquer and destroy us is over, and radical islam is in place in all our countries, their stupid heads would be chopped off in a heart beat, while their murderers shouted out praise to their false god.
pattyjo
"now about that security on the Canadian/American border..."
There's more truth to that than you think. The traced at least a few of the 9-11 hijackers through the Canadian border, and then the New Year's Eve bust many years ago was stopped at the Canadian border.
Frankly, that one concerns me much more than the Mexican one.
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