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| Canada police 'kill suspect in anti-terror operation' | Canada police 'kill suspect in anti-terror operation' |
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| Police have shot dead a suspect in an anti-terror operation in the Canadian province of Ontario, media reports say. | Police have shot dead a suspect in an anti-terror operation in the Canadian province of Ontario, media reports say. |
| The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) would only say "action [had] been taken" against a lone suspect. | The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) would only say "action [had] been taken" against a lone suspect. |
| Canadian media said police had raided a property in Strathroy, about 225km (140 miles) south-west of Toronto. | Canadian media said police had raided a property in Strathroy, about 225km (140 miles) south-west of Toronto. |
| They named the suspect as Aaron Driver, 24, who was arrested last year for openly supporting so-called Islamic State on social media. | They named the suspect as Aaron Driver, 24, who was arrested last year for openly supporting so-called Islamic State on social media. |
| 'Potential threat' | 'Potential threat' |
| A senior police official told the Canadian Press news agency the suspect had allegedly planned to carry out a suicide bombing in a public area. | A senior police official told the Canadian Press news agency the suspect had allegedly planned to carry out a suicide bombing in a public area. |
| An internal government memo seen by the CTV network said his alleged plan was to use a homemade bomb to create mass casualties. | An internal government memo seen by the CTV network said his alleged plan was to use a homemade bomb to create mass casualties. |
| The RCMP statement said it had received "credible information of a potential terrorist threat". | The RCMP statement said it had received "credible information of a potential terrorist threat". |
| "A suspect was identified and the proper course of action has been taken to ensure that there is no danger to the public's safety," it added. | "A suspect was identified and the proper course of action has been taken to ensure that there is no danger to the public's safety," it added. |
| "As this is still an unfolding matter and the investigation is still under way, we are not able to provide further comment at this time." | "As this is still an unfolding matter and the investigation is still under way, we are not able to provide further comment at this time." |
| CBC News said Aaron Driver's family had confirmed his death. | CBC News said Aaron Driver's family had confirmed his death. |
| It said police had told the family Driver had detonated an explosive device, injuring himself and another person. | It said police had told the family Driver had detonated an explosive device, injuring himself and another person. |
| Driver had been intending to detonate a second device and that was why police had shot him, the report said. | Driver had been intending to detonate a second device and that was why police had shot him, the report said. |
| Leonard Tailleur, Driver's former lawyer, said it was "absolutely shocking" to hear about what happened. | |
| Mr Tailleur, who represented Driver in 2015 and early 2016, said his client had never indicated he would engage in terrorist activities. | |
| "He was such a passive individual. He was not an aggressive person," he told the Globe and Mail. | |
| No computer access | No computer access |
| Driver, a Muslim convert, came to the authorities' attention in 2014 for tweeting in support of IS, using the alias Harun Abdourahman. | Driver, a Muslim convert, came to the authorities' attention in 2014 for tweeting in support of IS, using the alias Harun Abdourahman. |
| He was taken into custody and interrogated by police in July 2015 over concerns he would become involved in planning an attack. | He was taken into custody and interrogated by police in July 2015 over concerns he would become involved in planning an attack. |
| He was not charged but released on bail and had to wear a GPS ankle bracelet and undergo religious counselling, according to the CBC. | He was not charged but released on bail and had to wear a GPS ankle bracelet and undergo religious counselling, according to the CBC. |
| The electronic tag was removed in February when he agreed to the terms of a court order limiting his activities because there were reasonable grounds to believe he might aid a terror group or terrorist activity. | The electronic tag was removed in February when he agreed to the terms of a court order limiting his activities because there were reasonable grounds to believe he might aid a terror group or terrorist activity. |
| He was not allowed to have a computer or mobile phone until the end of August and was banned from social media sites and from contacting IS or any other militant groups, the Winnipeg Free Press reports. | He was not allowed to have a computer or mobile phone until the end of August and was banned from social media sites and from contacting IS or any other militant groups, the Winnipeg Free Press reports. |
| All the conditions of the bond were due to expire in December - and no trial was planned. | All the conditions of the bond were due to expire in December - and no trial was planned. |