RCMP arrest Ottawa youth in alleged terror plot targeting Jewish community

December 16, 2023 , , and   

(Global News) The RCMP has charged an Ottawa youth with terrorism for allegedly plotting an attack against the Jewish community, Global News has learned.

The youth, who cannot be named because he is a minor, appeared in an Ottawa courthouse on Saturday morning to face two charges.

He was taken into custody until his next court appearance, scheduled for Monday morning.

The RCMP said he had been charged with facilitation of a terrorist activity “by communicating instructional material related to an explosive substance.”

He was also charged with “instructing, directly or indirectly, a person to carry out a terrorist activity against Jewish persons.”

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