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Man with al-Qaida links charged with threatening attack in Montreal
- Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, a 51-year-old Somali-born Canadian, was arrested in Montreal in early June 2025 after allegedly threatening a bombing attack on public transit.
- Warsame previously pleaded guilty in a 2009 U.S. federal court to conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda after attending training camps in Afghanistan in 2000.
- At the time of the alleged threat, Warsame had no fixed address and reportedly made his statements at a Montreal homeless shelter, prompting police and national security investigations.
- Warsame was mandated by the court to complete a month-long psychological evaluation amid concerns about his criminal responsibility and attended the hearing via videoconference, with a follow-up session set for July 7, 2025.
- The RCMP's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team continues to investigate the matter and is requesting that the public come forward with any information related to comparable threats.
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Man With al-Qaeda Ties Arrested for Alleged Mass Killing Threat in Montreal
Montreal police have arrested a man previously convicted of supporting al-Qaeda, after he allegedly said he wanted to kill a large number of people by detonating bombs on public transit. Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, 51, has been charged with uttering threats after he allegedly told an employee at a homeless shelter he intended to carry out an attack, RCMP said in a June 5 release. Montreal police (SPVM) responded after receiving the report from th…
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Man once convicted in Minnesota of supporting al-Qaida is now charged in Canada for alleged threats
A man who was once convicted in the United States of supporting al-Qaida has been charged in Canada after allegedly threatening an attack.
A homeless person who allegedly mentioned to an intervenor of a Montreal refuge his intentions to commit mass killings was arrested.
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