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Influx of terrorists 'Jihadist returnees' may plan attacks, report says Stewart Bell National Post Monday, May 09, 2005 A number of "jihadist returnees" have arrived back in Canada from other countries and some may intend to commit acts of terrorism, according to a declassified intelligence report. The report, by the government's Integrated National Security Assessment Centre (INSAC), says "a number of other Islamic extremists have recently returned to Canada from abroad. "Those dedicated extremists possessing terrorist training and Canadian documentation may return to Canada in order to carry out an attack. "They may also use their documentation to gain...

NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Fateh Kamel, labeled a jihadi "mastermind" by law-enforcement sources in Europe and North America, was released from a French prison in January, reportedly for "good behavior," Newsweek reports in the current issue. A Canadian government source confirms Kamel is back in Canada, reports Investigative Correspondent Mark Hosenball in the March 21 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, March 14). Kamel was arrested in Jordan and extradited to France, where in 2001 he was sentenced to eight years for trafficking in forged ID papers and "association" with terrorists implicated in subway bombings there. The evidence...

Terrorist returns: Peter MacKay urges Ottawa to consider revoking citizenship Stewart Bell National Post February 26, 2005 CREDIT: CP Photo Peter MacKay, the Conservative Party's deputy leader and public safety critic, urged the government to consider revoking Kamel's Canadian citizenship. TORONTO - One of Canada's most notorious terrorist leaders has returned home to Montreal after serving four years in a French prison for his role in an international jihadist network. Fateh Kamel, a 44-year-old Algerian-Canadian who headed a Montreal-based extremist cell, arrived in Montreal on Jan. 29 aboard an Air France flight, sources told the National Post. A charismatic shopkeeper...