He was shot by police after he exploded the device in the back of the taxi.
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On October 20, a 25-year-old Muslim convert ran down two soldiers in a parking lot in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Montreal, before being shot dead by police.
Canada’s national terrorism threat remains at “medium”. Police keep watch around a house in Strathroy, Ontario, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.
Police responded to the “potential terrorist threat” and realised it was Driver, swooping on his small town property.
The RCMP candidly acknowledge Driver was not under constant surveillance and that only a tip from USA authorities alerted them to his plans. In the video, Driver said he was seeking revenge for Canadian military involvement in the campaign against Islamic State militants. A posting on the agency’s website said his only mistake was “in releasing his video. before carrying out the attack”.
The suspect is said to have died in a confrontation with police.
“The reported terror plot that was thwarted yesterday demonstrates that Canadians must not only remain vigilant about the threat of terrorism at home and overseas, but also be a strong contributor to military efforts to fight it worldwide”.
The company has not identified the driver involved. Cabana said the police engaged Driver when he was entering a cab.
After being tipped off by the FBI, Canadian police furiously worked to find out who it was.
Security and radicalization experts say the fact Aaron Driver was able to plan a terrorist attack with explosives while under a peace bond shows the court-ordered tool is far from the full answer to controlling people with extremist ideas.
“It ended rather tragically but it could have had a completely different ending with a significantly greater loss of life”, said deputy commissioner Mike Cabana.
Driver was dead within hours of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation passing on a so-called “martyrdom video” in which Driver, wearing a black balaclava, declared war on Canada, swore allegiance to ISIS, and threatened “the spilling of blood” in Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently defended Canada’s withdrawal of any combat-oriented mission.
Police said at the news conference that Driver had not been under constant surveillance, but had been monitored.
A representative from the local Leo’s Taxi Transportation Ltd. said a cab had been dispatched to Driver’s address on Wednesday night before he was shot by police.
Driver was killed after police were deployed to his home in Strathroy, a city southwest of Toronto. “I can say he was probably one of the best clients I ever had”.
They did not say where the incident took place. Regional transit lines were also advised of a security threat.
“This case is an example of the strong cross-border law enforcement cooperation that exists between Canada and the United States”.
The Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency called Driver a “soldier” of the Islamic State, the SITE Intelligence Group reports.
The Islamic State’s news agency claimed Thursday that a Canadian man killed by police a day earlier was a member of the jihadist group and acting on its general instructions.
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Goodale said peace bonds typically allow courts to restrict the activity of those they are imposed on, but also aim to shift them away from outside pressure – such as from a terrorist organization.
