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| Ottawa Terror Group Has Al-Qaeda Links: Police |
| 2010-08-26 |
| An alleged al-Qaeda bomb plot hatched in Ottawa over the past two years has been dismantled by counter-terrorism police. Two people were arrested without incident Wednesday on undisclosed terrorism-related charges after RCMP and Ottawa police armed with a search warrant converged on a townhouse at 91 Esterlawn Pvt., near the Carlingwood Mall in Ottawa, at about 7 a.m. A simultaneous and similar low-key raid took place at a highrise apartment at 220 Woodridge Cres. in the Bayshore area. There were indications Wednesday night that further searches might take place, including in Gatineau. The suspects' identities and details about the alleged jihadist plot are to be released at an RCMP news conference this afternoon. An RCMP spokesman would only say the accusations are "very serious." Sources close to the investigation, "Project Samosa," said the suspected ringleader allegedly attended terrorist training camps in the Pakistan and Afghanistan region, leading investigators to believe the alleged plot may have links to al-Qaeda or one of its regional affiliates. |
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