Quebec Man Planned to Build Chemical Weapon: Police
RCMP allege Louay Angoud gathered information to build a chemical weapon and faces four terrorism-related charges, including participating in activity of a terrorist group.
- On Thursday, federal police charged 24-year-old Quebec City resident Louay Angoud with terrorism-related offenses, alleging he intended to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State.
- Authorities allege Angoud communicated online with members of the Islamic State and gathered information to build a chemical weapon intended to poison Canadians.
- Specific charges against the Quebec City man include using or possessing property for terrorist purposes, commission of an offense for a terrorist group, participating in activity of a terrorist group, and possession of weapon for dangerous purpose.
- Scheduled to appear in a Montreal court on Thursday, Angoud faces prison sentences ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment, though allegations have not been tested in court.
- The RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team investigated the case as countering religiously motivated violent extremism remains a priority for the Government of Canada.
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A resident of Quebec is now facing several criminal charges related to terrorism, following an investigation conducted by a team specializing in national security of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).Read also: A Quebecer reported missing, found, searched again and finally arrested in 48 hoursBy press release, the federal police force announced this Thursday, September 24, that Louay Angud, a 24-year-old man from Quebec City, was formally…
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Le Journal de QuebecA Quebec man suspected of committing terrorist offences was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Thursday.
The RCMP laid charges in connection with terrorist acts against a 24-year-old man.
Quebec man planned to build chemical weapon: police
A 24-year-old man from Quebec City is accused of intending to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State. Authorities allege the man communicated online with members of the terrorist group and gathered information to build a chemical weapon that “could be used to poison Canadians.” The RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team […]
MONTREAL — An individual related to the terrorist group Islamic State or Daesh, appeared on Thursday at the Montreal courthouse under a series of charges related to an apparent intention to commit a terrorist act here in Canada. It was the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who seized the individual's collar, Louay [...]
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