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'Plan to use plane' in Canada attack
ONE of a group of Toronto-area men now in custody on terror-related charges had enrolled in a flight training program as part of a plan to use aircraft in an attack on Canadian targets, it was reported today.CBC television, which cited allegations contained in court documents, said Amin Mohamed Durrani, 19, had enrolled in a training program at a Toronto-area college but then withdrew out of fear his activities would draw the attention of authorities. Durrani is one of 12 men and five youths being held after a weekend raid in and around Toronto. Several of the accused face charges of knowingly participating in a terrorist group, while six are charged with planning an explosion that could cause death or serious injury. The documents repeated allegations revealed by a lawyer at a court appearance today, that some in the group had planned to storm Parliament and take politicians hostage to force Canada to remove its troops from Afghanistan. Citing the documents, CBC said suspects were also alleged to have planned attacks on Toronto police stations using radio-controlled toys packed with explosives. The arrests have intensified the spotlight on Canada's presence in Afghanistan and shocked Canadians not used to worrying about attacks on home soil. "As recent events have shown us, terrorism is a problem to address here in our own country and in fact around the world" Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day told a parliamentary committee today. Mr Day said the government plans to fulfill its pledge to increase its foreign intelligence capability, but he said it has not decided whether this should be as part of Canadian Security Intelligence Service or through a separate agency. Posted by: tipper 2006-06-07 |
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