Greater Toronto Area RCMP charges youth with terrorism related offences
CBC
The Greater Toronto Area Royal Canadian Mounted Police have charged a youth in connection with an ongoing investigation into terrorism.
In a news release Tuesday, the RCMP said its Central Ontario team and GTA integrated national security enforcement team arrested the individual on Nov. 4 and charged them with participating in activities of a terrorist group.
The activities allegedly included editing and publicly posting ISIS propaganda videos, the RCMP said.
The youth was also charged with inviting a person to provide property, such as firearms, for the intended use of facilitating or carrying out terrorist activity, the RCMP said.
RCMP Supt. James Parr said the arrest is a result of a coordinated effort with domestic and international partners. According to Tuesday's release, the New York Police Department, Peel Regional Police, Toronto police and the Ontario Provincial Police partnered on the investigation.
"This arrest … demonstrates the RCMP's commitment to public safety by disrupting threats to Canada's national security,” Parr said.
Public safety extends beyond borders, NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch said in the release.
“The New York City Police Department will confront this threat whenever and wherever it presents itself,” she said. “We were proud to partner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and others to uncover this dangerous plot and keep people safe.”
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