http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/02/british-columbia-rcmp-to-announce-terror-charges-tuesday/
A British Columbia man and woman are facing three terror charges after they allegedly left devices similar to those used in the Boston Marathon bombing at Canada Day celebrations at the provincial legislature in Victoria with the intention of causing death
John Stewart Nuttall, 38, and Amanda Marie Korody, 28, have been charged with knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity, posession of an explosive substance and conspiring to commit and indictable offence.
RCMP said the pair took steps to build explosives device — using pressure cookers, which were used in the Boston attack — to cause “death and injuries” during Canada Day celebrations in Victoria and they were inspired by “Al Qaeda ideology.”
“These individuals were inspired by al-Qaeda ideology. Our investigation demonstrated that this was a domestic threat, without international linkages,” RCMP Assistant Commissioner James Malizia said in a statement.
Police said the investigation has been ongoing since February but at no time was the public safety at risk and that the devices were “under RCMP control.”
The accused are Canadian-born, police said, and said they had no contact with international terrorist organizations but were “inspired by Al-Qaeda.”
Nutall has a 2010 conviction for possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, among other criminal convictions, the Vancouver Sun reports.
The RCMP has provided few details prior to the 2 p.m. EST briefing, other than to say arrests have been made in relation to project SOUVENIR, a national security investigation co-ordinated by a RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team.
Premier Christy Clark is set to speak outside the legislature after the RCMP announcement.
The national security team consists of members of the RCMP, CSIS, the Canada Border Service Agency and other agencies.
2 charged in B.C. terror plot, court records indicate - British Columbia - CBC News
Two people have been charged in a terror threat that police in B.C. are gearing up to release more information about.
Court records indicate Amanda Marie Korody and John Stewart Nuttall have each been charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity and possession of an explosive substance
Police are expected to release more information at news conference scheduled for 11:15 a.m. PT (2:15 p.m. ET) in Surrey, B.C., about charges related to a terrorism investigation.
Sources tell CBC News the charges concern a suspicious package or packages left at the B.C. legislature in Victoria.
B.C. Premier Christy Clark is scheduled to hold a news conference in front of the legislature after the RCMP announcement, which is being held at RCMP headquarters in Surrey.
The investigation, dubbed Project Souvenir, was co-ordinated by the RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams, which includes investigators from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Canada Border Service Agency.
A British Columbia man and woman are facing three terror charges after they allegedly left devices similar to those used in the Boston Marathon bombing at Canada Day celebrations at the provincial legislature in Victoria with the intention of causing death
John Stewart Nuttall, 38, and Amanda Marie Korody, 28, have been charged with knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity, posession of an explosive substance and conspiring to commit and indictable offence.
RCMP said the pair took steps to build explosives device — using pressure cookers, which were used in the Boston attack — to cause “death and injuries” during Canada Day celebrations in Victoria and they were inspired by “Al Qaeda ideology.”
“These individuals were inspired by al-Qaeda ideology. Our investigation demonstrated that this was a domestic threat, without international linkages,” RCMP Assistant Commissioner James Malizia said in a statement.
Police said the investigation has been ongoing since February but at no time was the public safety at risk and that the devices were “under RCMP control.”
The accused are Canadian-born, police said, and said they had no contact with international terrorist organizations but were “inspired by Al-Qaeda.”
Nutall has a 2010 conviction for possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, among other criminal convictions, the Vancouver Sun reports.
The RCMP has provided few details prior to the 2 p.m. EST briefing, other than to say arrests have been made in relation to project SOUVENIR, a national security investigation co-ordinated by a RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team.
Premier Christy Clark is set to speak outside the legislature after the RCMP announcement.
The national security team consists of members of the RCMP, CSIS, the Canada Border Service Agency and other agencies.
2 charged in B.C. terror plot, court records indicate - British Columbia - CBC News
Two people have been charged in a terror threat that police in B.C. are gearing up to release more information about.
Court records indicate Amanda Marie Korody and John Stewart Nuttall have each been charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity and possession of an explosive substance
Police are expected to release more information at news conference scheduled for 11:15 a.m. PT (2:15 p.m. ET) in Surrey, B.C., about charges related to a terrorism investigation.
Sources tell CBC News the charges concern a suspicious package or packages left at the B.C. legislature in Victoria.
B.C. Premier Christy Clark is scheduled to hold a news conference in front of the legislature after the RCMP announcement, which is being held at RCMP headquarters in Surrey.
The investigation, dubbed Project Souvenir, was co-ordinated by the RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams, which includes investigators from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Canada Border Service Agency.
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