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March 31, 2006

Terrorist Caught Fleeing Canada

Okay, so the Mexican border is a problem. But who's watching the one up North?

An alleged terrorist -- with links to al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden -- has been arrested in the GTA while trying to flee the country, Sun Media immigration sources say.
In one of the most significant terrorism arrests in Canada since 9/11, a man believed to be a captain of the Pakistani extremist organization Mujahedin-E-Lashkar-E-Tayyba, or LET, which is funded by Osama bin Laden and has direct ties to al-Qaida, was arrested March 16 by Canadian border service officers in Newmarket.
Intelligence sources say members of LET have been trained in Afghan terrorist camps.
Ontario immigration sources say 40-year-old Raja Ghulam Mustafa, a Pakistani national who went by the last name Murtaza, was arrested outside his home with a packed suitcase and a significant amount of cash on him.

Hat tip Tim at Opinion Bug

Posted by: Rusty at 08:13 AM | Comments (6) | Add Comment
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1 Well, from this I would hope Canada is watching out up north. It is frustrating, however, that information of this arrest got to the media so quickly. I would have thought the security services would have wanted to get everything they could from the guy's laptop before his buddies had time to run.

Posted by: Flea at March 31, 2006 09:10 AM (TvzDB)

2 Good point, Flea, and one wonders whether some in law enforcement might be sympathetic towards the terrorists. Or someone is, that's for sure.

Posted by: jesusland joe at March 31, 2006 09:29 AM (rUyw4)

3 it has become commonplace to badmouth any kind of authority at any and every opportunity, but how on earth do you get to "law enforcement might be sympathetic"? it is conceivable that some agencies go overboard and some likely welcome the reflected increases in their budgets I suppose, but even that stops short of sympathy I think

Posted by: David Wilson at March 31, 2006 10:58 AM (y3phY)

4 I said some, not law enforcement as a whole. Geez, give me a break, and at least read my post before flaming me.

Posted by: jesusland joe at March 31, 2006 12:08 PM (rUyw4)

5 You have been flamed dude! Now flame that moon god worshipping S.O.B terrorist in Canada!

Posted by: Leatherneck at March 31, 2006 03:04 PM (D2g/j)

6 not flaming, it was a straight question

Posted by: David at April 01, 2006 07:43 AM (p16Iq)

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