ANOTHER terror plot averted to blow train up on bridge by Canadians, Us.

[powderman]

Al Qaeda-linked plot to attack passenger train broken up by Canadian, U.S. authorities  Published April 22, 2013
FoxNews.com   Canadian authorities announced Monday they have broken up an Al Qaeda-linked terror plot to attack a passenger train as it crossed over a bridge in the Toronto area.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday that two suspects have been arrested on terrorism charges. Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser, who live in greater Montreal and Toronto -- were conspiring to carry out an Al Qaeda-supported attack against Via Rail, but posed no immediate threat to the public.
 
"It was definitely in the planning stage but not imminent," RCMP chief superintendent Jennifer Strachan told reporters at a news conference.
The six-month investigation, called “Project Smooth,”  was coordinated with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, CBC said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement the operation was coordinated by a multi-agency team comprised of the national police, Canadian Security Intelligence Services, the Canada Border Service Agency and other law enforcement and national security partners in Montreal and Toronto, Canada's two largest cities.
 
The plot is unrelated to the Boston Marathon attack, U.S. Justice Department sources said.
Charges against the two men include conspiring to carry out an attack and murder people in association with a terrorist group. Police said the men are not Canadian citizens, but they would not comment on where they are originally from.
Sources tell Fox News that the suspects wanted to have an economic impact and make a big statement.
The suspects are expected in Canadian court for a bail hearing Tuesday.
Fox News' Mike Levine and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/22/canadian-police-announce-arrests-suspects-planning-major-terrorist-attack/#ixzz2REJFJ02k

[Conan The Librarian]

I know it's a serious matter, but it does seem a bit humorously "Canadian" that there's a plot for a Canadian train to be derailed. What's next? A plot to taint the maple syrup supply? Leaving an explosive pair of pac boots at the local coffee shop?

[BBF]

I fail to see the humor in your post or the planned attack.

[powderman]

Conan. Not just derailed, but blown up on a bridge, hopefully killing all on board. POWDERMAN. 

[powderman]

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCABRE93M0RW20130424
 
Train plot suspect rejects Canadian law, cites "holy book" Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:22pm EDT    [-] Text [+]        1 of 1Full Size By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - One of two men accused in an alleged al Qaeda-backed plan to derail a passenger train in Canada appeared in court on Wednesday and disputed the authority of Canadian law to judge him, saying the criminal code was not a holy book. Chiheb Esseghaier, a Tunisian-born doctoral student, faces charges that include conspiracy to murder and working with a terrorist group.
  He and another suspect, Raed Jaser, are charged with plotting to derail a passenger train, and U.S. security sources say they sought to attack at a bridge near the U.S.-Canada border. In a brief hearing where he was ordered back into custody, Esseghaier, 30, said the allegations against him are based on laws that are unreliable because they are not the work of God.
  "All of these conclusions was taken out based on (the) criminal code," he told a Toronto court. "The criminal code is not (a) holy book." He added: "Only the Creator is perfect." Esseghaier and Jaser were arrested on Monday in separate raids after a joint Canada-U.S. investigation that started last year, based on a tip from a member of the Muslim community. Jaser was remanded into custody on Tuesday. His lawyer, John Norris, said he denies the charges against him and will fight them vigorously.   Continued...   View article on single pagePrevious Page 1 | 2 | 3 Next Page   

[two-blocked]

Although often called "Canadian" the correct term is "Canada Terrorist"