Alleged Toronto ISIS attack plotter lived in Egypt, studied at U.S. college Lawyer for Mostafa Eldidi, 26, says he’ll defend his client’s innocence

August 16, 2024   

(CBC) A 26-year-old Toronto man accused of plotting a deadly ISIS-inspired rampage previously lived in Egypt and once studied at a U.S. university, CBC News has learned.

Mostafa Eldidi and his father, Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, were arrested last month and charged with terrorism offences over what police described as a plan to carry out “a serious, violent attack in Toronto.”

On Thursday, Mostafa Eldidi’s lawyer, Nate Jackson, appeared in court on his behalf for the first time. He told the court he would be meeting with his new client in person in jail on Friday.

“I look forward to vigorously defending Mostafa Eldidi’s innocence,” Jackson told CBC.

The RCMP have said the elder Eldidi, 62, holds Canadian citizenship, but that his son does not.

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