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Canada foils 'al-Qaeda inspire' terror attack on train | |
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Canada's authorities say they have arrested and charged two people with conspiring to carry out an "al-Qaeda inspired" attack on a passenger train. | |
At a news conference, the authorities said the suspects Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, were arrested in Montreal and Toronto on Monday. | |
The attacked was allegedly planned on a VIA passenger train in the greater Toronto area. It was not clear when. | |
The two men will now appear in court on Tuesday for a bail hearing. | |
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the surveillance operation leading to the arrests of the two suspects was "a result of extensive collaborative efforts". | |
They said the two men were not Canadian citizens and were supported by "al-Qaeda elements in Iran" without providing further details. | |
At the same time, the RCMP said they believed the alleged plan to attack was in the planning stage and "there was no imminent threat to the general public". | |