Ottawa youth charged in anti-Jewish terror plot had makings of bomb: police On Monday, the minor faced a total of five charges, including a second charge related to facilitating a terrorist activity and two new charges relating to explosives

(National Post) The Ottawa youth facing five terrorism- and explosive-related charges targeting Jewish people allegedly possessed bomb-making materials, such as chemicals and metal ball bearings, when he was arrested by the RCMP Friday.

A detailed version of the charges against the minor obtained by National Post also suggests he’s accused of communicating with others in Canada and the United States about bomb-making in order to “facilitate a terrorist activity.”

The young man, who cannot legally be identified because he is a minor, briefly appeared virtually at the Ottawa courthouse Monday, four days after he was arrested by the RCMP and charged with two terrorism-related offences targeting “Jewish persons.”

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