Canada Police Arrest Third Suspect In Terrorism Case
Canada police had taken into custody a man believed to be implicated in an alleged "terrorist" cell. The suspect was identified as Suliman Mohamed, 21, from Ottawa. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP, had slapped with charges of "participation in the activity of a terrorist group."
Mohamed was likewise charged with conspiring to participate in in terrorist activity with twin brothers Ashton and Carlos Larmond, who were recently apprehended. Mohamed was arrested on Monday in Ottawa.
"These recent arrests underscore the reality that there are individuals in Ontario and in Canada who have become radicalized to a violent ideology, and who are willing to act upon it," RCMP Chief Superintendent Jennifer Strachan said in a statement. A report by CTV News stated the three were on the RCMP's watch list of 93 terror suspects.
The ISIS, just over the weekend, released another video calling for attacks against Canada. The footage showed the October attack on Parliament Hill as well as last week's killings in Paris. On Monday, another call was made, this time calling attacks in Ottawa and Montreal. The pro-ISIS video had referred to Canadians and their allies as the "grandchildren of monkeys and pigs."
All three terror suspects lived in Vanier-Overbrook, a working-class neighbourhood in Ottawa, according to CTV News. Carlos Larmond was arrested in Montreal at the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport, while his twin Ashton was arrested in Ottawa. Unidentified sources cited by CTV News said the three got radicalized after meeting and getting involved with "bad people," some of which were in prison for terror offences.
Abdulhakim Moalimishak, president of Ottawa Islamic Centre and Assalaam Mosque, said it is about time people in the community get involved to discover the people behind the radicalisation of the others. "We want to know who's behind this. We want to know how it is that these people are becoming caught in this web," said Moalimishak.
The twins are scheduled to be back in court on Feb. 12. It was not immediately clear when Mohamed would appear in court.