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Trial for "Canadian" Arrested On Way To join Shaboobs | ||
2014-04-05 | ||
A Canadian court held a trial Tuesday of Mohamed Hersi, a Somali-Canadian resident
Hersi was arrested in 2011 at Torontoâs Pearson airport while leaving Canada, reportedly to join the terror group, in the first case of a Canadian being arrested while on their way out of the country to take part in terror, according to the National Post. Investigations of 28-year-old Hersi began in 2010, after dry cleaners discovered a SD card with instructions on how to make explosives in the pocket of clothes he brought in for cleaning. After the card was transferred to police, an undercover officer was assigned to Hersi, posing as a fellow terrorist hopeful. Over the course of the years, the officer recorded numerous conversations with Hersi in which he expressed hatred towards the West, Canada, Christians, and âinfidelsâ in general, reports Shalom Toronto. Hersi claimed in the recordings that any rule, even that of a tyrant, would be preferable to the âpolice stateâ of Canada, in which non-Muslims âhate Islam,â and Christians âdonât understand what ethics are.â In one taped conversation, he confessed to avidly reading the Al Qaeda propaganda magazine Inspire, and noted that he particularly enjoyed an article attacking the West and giving permission to steal from non-Muslims. âI always picture (myself) as a type of, you know, like a silent assassin,â said Hersi in one recorded conversation. âSome of those people deserve to, you know, get what they, whatâs coming to them, you know. If you ever insult the prophet Allah, peace be upon him, you deserve a certain outcome, you know.â Hersiâs uncle was arrested in an attempt to blow up a mall in the state of Ohio, in the US. Further, Hersiâs friend Mohammed Ilami Ibrahim, a former student at Toronto University, was killed in 2009 in Somalia while fighting for Al Shabab. The Al Shahab connections come at a time when many Canadian citizens have gone to fight in Syria as jihadists.
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Posted by:Steve White |