Posted on 08/26/2010 10:03:28 PM PDT by Nachum
OTTAWA—Canadian authorities said they found and foiled a terrorist bomb-making plot by three men here—one allegedly with links to the conflict in Afghanistan and another, a pathologist who auditioned for the TV show "Canadian Idol.''
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested the trio of Canadian citizens after raids on their houses turned up schematics, videos, drawings, books and manuals for making explosives, said Serge Therriault, Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in charge of criminal investigations.
The suspects—identified as Hiva Alizadeh, 30 years old; X-ray technician Misbahuddin Ahmed, 26, both of Ottawa; and hospital worker Khurram Syed Sher, 28, of London, Ontario—were charged Thursday with "knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity."
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Well, butter my buns and call me a biscuit! They are muzzies.
These things always sound farcical until they come off for real.
I don’t know what it is about being a medico that makes one both prone to terrorism and unable to build a decent bomb.
These guys might have pulled it off. It does sound like they had gathered up some reasonably sophisticated components but they usually blow themselves up when they try to actually brew the homemade explosive.
There’s plenty more where they came from and they only have to get lucky once.
NATIONAL POST.com: "THE ONLINE TRAIL: NEW INSIGHT INTO TERROR SUSPECT COMES FROM WEB FOOTPRINT" by Kathryn Blaze Carlson and Stewart Bell, National Post (SNIPPET: "The video was circulated by a man who used the online handle "Qutz," but his email address indicates he is Misbahuddin Ahmed, 26, one of the Ottawa terror suspects arrested last week." SNIPPET: "The video Qutz linked to was on the website Jihad Unspun, which provided a sympathetic portrayal of Islamist terrorists but is no longer active." SNIPPET: "The postings -- one of which names the author as "Misbah"...") (August 31, 2010)
RCMP.grc.gc.ca: Ottawa - "RCMP "A" DIVISION (AINSET) LAYS TERRORISM CHARGES" (SNIPPET: "The individuals targeted by Project SAMOSSA were in possession of schematics, videos, drawings, instructions, books and electrical components designed specifically for the construction of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The RCMP has evidence to support the fact that a member of this group has also taken training that provided him with the knowledge to construct electronic and explosive devices. Amongst other things, investigators have seized more than 50 electronic circuit boards designed specifically to remotely detonate IEDs. AINSET investigators have grounds to believe that Alizadeh, Ahmed and Sher are part of a domestic terrorist group operating in Canada. We also believe that Alizadeh is a member of, and remains in contact with, a terrorist group with links to the conflict in Afghanistan. Part of the decision to make the arrests at this time was to prevent the suspects from providing financial support to terrorist counterparts for the purchase of weapons, which would in turn be used against coalition forces and our troops.") (SNIPPET: "Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh, is a 30-year-old Canadian citizen and resident of Ottawa. Misbahuddin Ahmed, is a 26-year-old Canadian citizen and resident of Ottawa. Khurram Syed Sher, is a 28-year-old Canadian citizen and resident of London, Ontario.") (August 26, 2010)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "HOMEGROWN TERRORISM RESURFACES IN CANADA" (SNIPPET: "Senior intelligence and law enforcement officials say that "homegrown Islamist extremism" is the top terrorist threat facing Canada today.") (August 25, 2010)
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