Man with al-Qaida links charged with threatening attack in Montreal / City News / Toronto
Thursday, June 5, 2025, 3:21 pm
Montreal authorities have charged a man previously convicted of supporting al-Qaida after he allegedly threatened an attack in the city. Officials stress that while his past is checkered, the current charges are based solely on recent provocative actions, leaving the public both alert and, perhaps, unnerved.
He allegedly claimed to know about explosives and wanted to kill lots of people
Il aurait dit dans un refuge pour sans-abri qu’il prévoyait un attentat visant à tuer un grand nombre de personnes.
MONTREAL — A man previously convicted of supporting al-Qaida has been charged after allegedly threatening an attack in Montreal. Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, 51, allegedly told an employee at a homeless shelter in Montreal that he planned to carry out an attack with the aim of killing a large number…
MONTREAL - A man previously convicted of supporting al-Qaida has been charged after allegedly threatening an attack in Montreal.
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