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Canadian in NYC terror trial met with Omar Khadr’s lawyer in prison
ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-in-nyc-terror-trial-met-with-omar-khadr-s-lawyer-in-prison-1.3626049 October 10, 2017 A Canadian teen who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges in connection with a plot to attack New York City landmarks has met in prison with Alberta...
Mississauga man linked to NYC terror plot suffered from drug addiction, mental health issues, documents show
thestar.com/news/world/2017/10/10/mississauga-teen-linked-to-nyc-terror-plot-suffered-from-drug-addiction-mental-health-issues-documents.html October 10, 2017 A Mississauga man who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges after conspiring to bomb high-traffic areas in New...
Canadian in NY terror plot had ‘history of mental illness,’ court documents show
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bahnasawy-terrorism-mental-health-prison-1.4347479 CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2017 1:46 PM ET | Last Updated: October 10, 2017 A 19-year-old Canadian man who pleaded guilty to terror-related charges in New York has a "long and documented...
Authorities tried to keep Mississauga teen’s terror arrest secret, court documents reveal
thestar.com/news/world/2017/10/09/authorities-tried-to-keep-mississauga-teens-terror-arrest-secret-court-documents-reveal.html October 9, 2017 NEW YORK—When Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, then an 18-year-old from Mississauga, was arrested in May 2016, he was secretly...
Canadian linked to New York terror plot suffers ‘serious mental health and substance abuse issues,’ lawyer says
globalnews.ca/news/3793426/canadian-linked-to-new-york-terror-plot-suffers-serious-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-issues-lawyer-says/ A Canadian caught plotting terrorist attacks targeting the New York subway, concert venues and Times Square has “serious mental...
‘I agreed to support ISIS’: transcript of Canadian’s confession about New York terror plot
globalnews.ca/news/3793476/i-agreed-to-support-isis-transcript-of-canadians-confession-about-new-york-terror-plot/ U.S. prosecutors revealed last week that Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 19, of Mississauga, Ont. confessed to an ISIS-inspired plot to target key New York...
Expert weighs in on US terrorism case involving a Canadian
citynews1130.com/2017/10/07/expert-weighs-us-terrorism-case-involving-canadian/ by Hana Mae Nassar | October 7, 2017 VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A Canadian man who pleaded guilty to terrorist-related charges in the United States is scheduled to be sentenced this December....
Mississauga teen pled guilty in 2016 over alleged terror plot to attack New York
thestar.com/news/world/2017/10/06/19-year-old-mississauga-man-arrested-pleads-guilty-over-alleged-daesh-plot-to-attack-times-square-new-york-subways.html October 6, 2017 A Mississauga teen pled guilty in 2016 in connection with an alleged Daesh-inspired plot targeting...
Canadian man pleads guilty to terrorism in plot targeting NYC landmarks: unsealed records
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/canadian-man-19-pleads-guilty-to-2016-plot-targeting-new-york-city-landmarks-subway-1.4344687 Shanifa Nasser · CBC News · Posted: Oct 06, 2017 5:38 PM ET | Last Updated: October 7, 2017 A 19-year-old Mississauga, Ont., man is awaiting...
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"What makes this story even more disturbing is that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) knowingly participated in this sting with the FBI. They unlawfully obtained Abdulrahman’s medical records that described his mental health vulnerabilities and provided them to the FBI to better manipulate this damaged youth.
This raises serious human rights concerns of discriminatory investigations, targeting vulnerable youths such as Abdulrahman, who had no previous history of violence or criminality, until drawn in by a U.S. government actively involved in developing the plot, persuading and pressuring the target to participate."