Train Terror Plot
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What we know about an unidentified FBI agent who testified at Via Rail trialThe Crown's star witness in the trial of two men accused of plotting to derail a Via Rail train was an undercover FBI agent who spent months cultivating a relationship with the pair.CrimeMar 11, 2015
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Via Rail terror plot trial hears suspects ‘motivated by Islamic extremism’Two men accused of planning a terrorist attack on a passenger train were motivated by Islamic extremism and spent months plotting to murder as many people as they could, their trial heard on Monday.CrimeFeb 2, 2015
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Federal Court clears decision to revoke Raed Jaser’s criminal pardonA Federal Court has found no evidence of political interference in a decision to revoke the criminal pardon of a man accused of plotting to attack a passenger train.CanadaJan 6, 2015
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A brief list of terror plots involving CanadaWednesday’s shooting on Parliament Hill that left two people dead, including Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, was not the first time people have carried out acts of terrorism (or planned to) on Canadian soil.Oct 23, 2014
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Judge appoints ‘friend of the court’ in case of alleged Via Rail terror plotAn Ontario judge has ordered that a lawyer be appointed to help the court in the case of two men accused of plotting a terrorist attack on a passenger train.CrimeMar 14, 2014
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Undercover FBI agent helped investigate VIA terror plot suspects: Court documentsHundreds of pages of warrants investigating VIA terror suspects were released Friday – but most of their contents remains under publication ban.CanadaDec 20, 2013
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Raed Jaser, one of two men accused in alleged Via Rail plot, denied bailOne of two men accused of plotting to attack a Via Rail train has been denied bail.CanadaNov 29, 2013
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Journalists have a right to see train terror plot search warrants, judge rulesJournalists have a right to see search warrants in the VIA Rail terror plot, a judge has ruled, coming to almost the opposite conclusion as a judge making the same call in the Project Traveller case.CanadaSep 30, 2013
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Crown proceeds directly to trial for two man charges in alleged Via terror plotFederal prosecutors are bypassing a preliminary hearing for two men charged in an alleged plot to attack a Via Rail train.CanadaSep 23, 2013
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Terror suspect fighting decision to revoke pardon for unrelated crimesThe Parole Board of Canada decided to revoke Raed Jaser's pardon in July, after he was charged with three terrorism offences.CrimeSep 5, 2013
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