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| Canadian authorities foil ISIS suicide bombing, suspect killed |
| 2016-08-11 |
| [BNOnews] Aaron Driver, 23, was killed when police raided his home in the Canadian community of Strathroy, about 84 miles (135 km) northeast of Detroit in the United States or about 122 miles (197 km) southwest of Toronto. It was not immediately known how he was killed. "Earlier today, the RCMP received credible information of a potential terrorist threat," the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a press statement. "A suspect was identified and the proper course of action has been taken to ensure that there is no danger to the public's safety." The RCMP declined to provide further information, but CTV News cited an internal government memo as saying that Driver was allegedly planning to carry out a suicide bombing in a public area of a major Canadian city, possibly during rush hour on Wednesday to cause mass casualties. It was not immediately known which city may have been the target, but Canadian officials emphasized that there was no longer a threat, suggesting that the suspect may have been a so-called lone wolf. Further details are expected to be released later on Wednesday. |
| Posted by:Bov Flimbers |
| #3 Update from An Nahar: Canadian broadcaster CBC identified him as Aaron Driver, saying he was shot dead during a police raid in Strathroy, a residential area in southern Ontario which lies about 220 kilometers (140 miles) southwest of Toronto. According to a relative who spoke to CBC, police informed the family that he was shot dead after detonating an explosive device, injuring himself and one other person, whose condition was unclear. They told the family they had to shoot him because he had a second device which he was planning to detonate, CBC said. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-08-11 23:04 |
| #2 More from RT. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-08-11 07:53 |
| #1 It was not immediately known how he was killed. With extreme prejudice. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-08-11 07:14 |