The RCMP has confirmed it is aware of and looking into an English-language recording allegedly released by the Islamic State (ISIS) militants and whether the man who voiced it is Canadian.
The recording claims responsibility for last Friday’s coordinated attacks in Paris that took the lives of at least 129 people.
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Speaking with Global News Wednesday an RCMP spokesperson said officials are aware of the media reports on the recording and “are following up.”
The recording was released in Arabic, French and English. The English version, which runs almost six minutes, features a man’s voice and sounds slickly produced — typical of the ISIS propaganda machine.
Some experts suggest the the man could be Canadian. Charles Boberg, associate professor in McGill University’s linguistics department, told Global News Monday the man’s pronunciation of several words including “out,” “houses,” “vice,” “sniper” and “fighters,” all sound “very Canadian.”
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“In my view, the speaker is very likely someone who acquired his knowledge of English while growing up in Canada, specifically, somewhere west of Quebec.”
The director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Michel Coulombe said Wednesday that CSIS is looking for Canadian connections to the attacks in Paris.
One Canadian has been confirmed as being among the more than 350 wounded in the deadly attacks.
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With files from Jennifer Tryon and Andrew Russell
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