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Canada Halifax: Police say they foiled shooting plot | Canada Halifax: Police say they foiled shooting plot |
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Canadian police say they have foiled a plot to carry out a mass shooting in the Halifax area on Saturday. | Canadian police say they have foiled a plot to carry out a mass shooting in the Halifax area on Saturday. |
Three suspects were arrested and a fourth was found dead in a suburb of the eastern city. | Three suspects were arrested and a fourth was found dead in a suburb of the eastern city. |
At least two suspects had intended "to go to a public venue... with a goal of opening fire to kill citizens, and then themselves", police said. | At least two suspects had intended "to go to a public venue... with a goal of opening fire to kill citizens, and then themselves", police said. |
Police officials said the motive did not appear to be terrorism, without providing further details. | Police officials said the motive did not appear to be terrorism, without providing further details. |
Brian Brennan, commanding officer of the Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said the plot had involved a 19-year-old man from the Halifax suburb of Timberlea and a 23-year-old woman from the US state of Illinois. | Brian Brennan, commanding officer of the Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said the plot had involved a 19-year-old man from the Halifax suburb of Timberlea and a 23-year-old woman from the US state of Illinois. |
The two, he said, had had access to firearms. The Timberlea man was found dead in a house. | The two, he said, had had access to firearms. The Timberlea man was found dead in a house. |
A 20-year-old Canadian man was arrested along with the woman at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The fourth suspect, a 17-year-old Canadian boy, was arrested at a house. | A 20-year-old Canadian man was arrested along with the woman at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The fourth suspect, a 17-year-old Canadian boy, was arrested at a house. |
The roles of the latter two suspects was still to be determined by investigators, police said. | |
"I would classify it as a group of individuals that had some beliefs and were willing to carry out violent acts against citizens but there's nothing in the investigation to classify it as a terrorist attack," said Mr Brennan. | "I would classify it as a group of individuals that had some beliefs and were willing to carry out violent acts against citizens but there's nothing in the investigation to classify it as a terrorist attack," said Mr Brennan. |
"I can tell you that it's not culturally based." | "I can tell you that it's not culturally based." |
He added that police believed they had apprehended "all known individuals in this matter and eliminated the threat". | He added that police believed they had apprehended "all known individuals in this matter and eliminated the threat". |
Steven Blaney, the minister for public safety, said the arrests were a "great example of the fine work they do on a daily basis to help keep Canadians safe", Canada's CBC News reports. |