Father and son facing terror charges were planning 'serious violent attack in Toronto': RCMP
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RCMP say a father and son who were arrested in Richmond Hill on terrorism charges last week were 'in the advanced stages of planning a serious violent attack in Toronto.'
RCMP say a father and son who were arrested in Richmond Hill on terrorism charges last week were "in the advanced stages of planning a serious violent attack in Toronto."
At a news conference Wednesday morning, RCMP officials said an Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) became aware of the threat in early July.
"On July, 28 2024 GTA INSET arrested a father and son at a hotel in Richmond Hill who were in the advanced stages of planning a serious violent attack in Toronto," Assistant Commissioner Matt Peggs, Commanding Officer for Ontario told reporters.
RCMP moved in to arrest the pair at a hotel room they were renting in Richmond Hill that night after the men allegedly acquired an axe and a machete.
Officials said the arrests were effected "in a textbook fashion" without any excess damage "beyond what you’d expect" and no injuries.
The two men, who are both Canadian citizens, are Toronto residents and it’s not clear why they were at the hotel in Richmond Hill.
Investigators are still working to determine who or what the men were allegedly plotting to attack.
