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| Third Via Rail suspect was denied entry into Canada: Kenney |
| 2013-05-10 |
| A third Via Rail terror plot suspect arrested in the United States last month did not enter that country from Canada, the Harper government says. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney made this known Friday to beat back suggestions in the United States that he entered the U.S. via Canada – a sensitive topic because U.S. politicians and commentators frequently paint their northern neighbour as a risky source of terrorists. Mr. Kenney, speaking at a policy announcement in Mississauga, Ont., confirmed in response to a media question that Mr. Abassi – a one-time student in Canada – had returned to Tunisia and been denied a visa to return to Canada. The Tunisian national had travelled to the U.S. in mid-March and was arrested on April 22. Prosecutors in New York unsealed a criminal case Thursday and announced Mr. Abassi had been charged with attempting to get false work documents so he could live in the United States and kill Americans. “Ahmed Abassi had an evil purpose for seeking to remain in the United States – to commit acts of terror and develop a network of terrorists here,” U.S. attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement Thursday. |
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