Incident Date:
April 22, 2013
Incident Successful: No
Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Perpetrators: Al Qaida
Event Type: Unknown
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Transportation (Other than aviation)(Train/Train Tracks/ Trolley)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 2 involved, 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "04/22/2013: Two foreign nationals – identified as Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35 – were detained by authorities in Canadian cities of Montreal and Toronto respectively. They were subsequently charged with plotting to attack a VIA passenger train in the greater Toronto area, reportedly while on route to New York, as part of an attempt to “murder persons unknown for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with a terrorist group"". The RCMP claimed the plot was supported by ""Al Qaida elements located in Iran"" but added that there was no evidence of state sponsorship. Media reports claimed the men were from Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, although this was not confirmed by authorities. They appeared at a court hearing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 04/23/2013 to face the charges. The two men were detained by police in separate raids following a tip-off by a local imam in 2012 who was worried by the behaviour of one of the suspects. Jaser denied the allegations while Esseghaier, who declined to be represented by a court-appointed lawyer, claimed the allegations made against him were unfair. Jaser was due to appear in court again on 05/23/2013."
References: 1) Janes DB
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