Canadian police make Islamic State terror cell arrest
Date February 4, 2015 - 6:18AM
Canada's parliament was the scene of a lone-wolf terror attack in October. Photo: Peter McCabe
Toronto: A senior police official says Canadian police have made another arrest and are announcing charges against three men related to an Islamic State recruiting terror cell in Ottawa.
The official said on Tuesday the case is linked to the arrest of three men in in Ottawa last month. It involves alleged recruiting for the Islamic State group and Canadian John Maguire, a fighter who appeared in an IS video overseas and who reportedly might have been killed recently.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement Tuesday, says charges will be brought against Maguire, who police can't confirm is dead. The official says they will also announce charges against a third man.
Suliman Mohamed, 21, was charged last month with participating in a terrorist group.
The Canadian government, acting in the wake of two fatal attacks by suspected Islamist militants in October 2014, last week introduced legislation giving security agencies more powers to disrupt plots.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in October they were tracking around 90 high-risk individuals who could pose a danger in Canada or abroad and vowed to make more arrests.
Canadian security officials have said they are concerned by what they have described as potential attacks by the so-called "lone wolf" converts to Islam.
AP, Reuters
