Canadian authorities have arrested two men accused of planning to carry out an al Qaeda-supported attack against a passenger train traveling between Canada and the United States, a U.S. congressman told CNN on Monday.
"As I understand it, it was a train going from Canada to the U.S.," Rep. Peter King, R-New York, chairman of the counterterrorism and intelligence subcommittee, said.
The news follows an announcement earlier in the day by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that they had arrested Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35.
The two men are charged with "receiving support from al Qaeda elements in Iran" to carry out an attack and conspiring to murder people on a VIA railway train in the greater Toronto area, Assistant Police Commissioner James Malizia said.
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Do people still take trains?
Lol @ BOMBO, as much as i see and hear the Amtrack train run by my house with many people on it i would have to say yes. And its on my bucket list to be on it one day!
What i dont understand is why is Alquaeda targeting Toronto?
bin Laden threatened a number of countries years ago. All of the countries on that list have been hit so far with attacks, except Canada.
Sometimes it's nice to be left out.
Terror plots have been 'uncovered' & 'thwarted' a number of times by us also in what are called sting operations.
Warning: I am off topic for a brief moment
@ saywhat, I came across an article today and wanted to discuss it with you.
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Gn
Didn't have shut down Toronto.
Regrets@Mary I'm not.Any other link?
No bombs went off. Nobody tripping over each other to see who gets it.
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The perps ARE in custody with real charges.
the 'iran connection' was also tried foolishly before also if you remember, folks.
Nobody planning a fishing expedition in somebodys back yard boat.
That 'hatched' plot against the saudi ambassador to US, remember?
Obama and his Marxist regime will offer no praise to Canada for keeping the riff raff out.
Goodbye.