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B.C. Muslims feel ‘ill’ as questions remain over terror plot reverbnation.com
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Surrey homeowners say pair arrested on terrorism charges was pleasant and ‘devout’
WHO ARE they and why did they allegedly
by Kevin Diakiw and Jeff Nagel THE LANDLORDS of a Surrey man and a woman charged with
terrorism-related offences this week said while their tenants seemed like a nice couple when they moved in two to three years ago, they suspected they might have had problems. BOAZ JOSEPH / THE LEADER On Monday at about 2 p.m., B.C. RCMP arrested John Stewart Nuttall, 38, and Amanda Marie Korody, 29, in Abbotsford after a five-month investigation that began in February. It’s believed the pair was planning to set off bombs at the legislature in Victoria during the Canada Day celebrations on July 1. The alleged homegrown terror plot is similar to that of the Boston Marathon bombers, who used pressure cooker bombs to send shrapnel through the crowd near the race’s finish line on April 15. RCMP seized what they are calling three “improvised explosive devices” that were made from pressure cookers that contained nails, bolts, nuts and washers and were placed on the legislative assembly grounds. “These individuals were inspired by Al-Qaeda ideology,” RCMP Assistant Commissioner James Malizia said. “Our investigation has determined this was a domestic threat without international linkages.” The arrests were made after a joint investigation of the RCMP E Division, the Canadian Border Services Agency and the Canadian JEFF NAGEL / BLACK PRESS Security Intelligence Service, dubbed Project Souvenir. “The suspects were committed to acts of violence and discussed a Top: Image attributed to John Stewart Nuttall on the musicwide variety of targets and techniques,” said RCMP Assistant Com- sharing site reverbnation.com. Middle: The home in the missioner Wayne Rideout, adding they were “self-radicalized” and 9700-block of 120 Street where Nuttal and co-accused Amanda Marie Korody lived in a basement suite. Bottom: RCMP Assistant See POLICE / Page 3 Commissioner James Malizia.
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want to kill Canada Day revellers in Victoria? Those are among the biggest unanswered questions after police announced the arrest of a Surrey man and woman on terrorism-related charges in a plot to detonate pressure cooker bombs outside the B.C. legislature July 1. Early attention focused on music purportedly posted online by John Stewart Nuttall, including death-metal rock songs titled “In League With Satan” and “The End of the World.” Meanwhile, Nuttall’s lawyer described him as a convert to Islam and neighbours told reporters the two lived simply and listened to Islamic recordings. Nuttall also has a Musa Ismail criminal record and a history as a drug addict. B.C. Muslim Association president Musa Ismail said it dismays Muslims that a would-be act of terrorism right here in B.C. would be associated with their religion. “It creates this ill feeling in your stomach – here we go again,” he said in an interview. Ismail said Nuttall and his co-accused Amanda Marie Korody are not known to be active in the B.C. Muslim community.
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