Canada thwarts plot to blow up U.S.-Canada rail line
Shaun Best / Reuters file
A Via Rail Canada passenger train pulls into Dorval Station in Montreal, in this July 22, 2009 file photo. Canadian police authorities said on Monday they had arrested and charged two men with an “al Qaeda-supported” plot to derail a passenger train.
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Canadian authorities hold a press conference after two men were arrested and charged in an alleged “al Qaeda-supported” plot to blow up a U.S.-Canada rain line.
The suspects had sought to attack a passenger train that left from the U.S. bound for Toronto once the train crossed the Canadian border, sources told NBC News. The suspects may have scouted trains departing from New York.
Canadian officials worked closely with the FBI throughout the investigation, which began last year.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced the two accused, Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal, and Raed Jaser, 35, of Toronto, were conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against a “VIA Rail Canada” passenger train. VIA runs trains in partnership with Amtrak.
Authorities said the men were planning to attack a route, not necessarily a specific train.
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