Religion of Peace: 2 Terrorist Attacks in 2 days in Canada
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:59 pm
On Mon:
"Two soldiers struck in Quebec hit-and-run
Two Canadian soldiers have been injured in a hit-and-run that is being investigated as a possible terror attack, with the federal government saying there are “clear indications” the suspect in this incident “had become radicalized.”
The Prime Minister’s Office, which played a key role in making the terror allegation public, said the individual under investigation was known to counter-terrorist and law-enforcement officials before the car struck the soldiers Monday about 50 kilometres southeast of Montreal.
The suspect, whom law enforcement sources identified as 25-year-old Martin Couture-Rouleau, is dead.
He was shot multiple times by local police in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., after a police pursuit. Mr. Couture-Rouleau lost control of his car during the chase and it rolled over. News reports say he brandished a knife before being shot.
He died of his injuries, according to the Quebec provincial police.
The soldiers were hit while they were walking late Monday morning in a shopping mall parking lot, a few kilometres from the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, the military academy operated by the Department of National Defence.
The man accused of running them over, Mr. Couture-Rouleau, was the president of a pressure-washing company that was incorporated in 2012, according to Quebec corporate records.
Late Monday, a Sûreté du Québec provincial police van was posted outside his family home, one of several bungalows in a subdivision near the crime scene. Residents there said he had changed his religion more than a year ago.
“We knew he had converted to Islam, but it didn’t go any further as far as we knew,” said a neighbour, who declined to identify himself. He said Mr. Couture-Rouleau had grown a beard and had taken to wearing baggy clothing and a head covering.
On a social media site for Muslims (“Ummaland”), Mr. Couture-Rouleau appears to have identified himself as “Ahmad the convert.” (The posted birthdate, March 1, is consistent with what sources say is his birthday.)
One source said Mr. Couture-Rouleau had demonstrated extremist behaviour that had drawn federal officials’ suspicion – but he was not considered a top target.
One of the soldiers is in critical condition in hospital and authorities are “fearing for his life,” according to the SQ. The other victim suffered more minor injuries. Their names have not yet been released........"
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"Two soldiers struck in Quebec hit-and-run
Two Canadian soldiers have been injured in a hit-and-run that is being investigated as a possible terror attack, with the federal government saying there are “clear indications” the suspect in this incident “had become radicalized.”
The Prime Minister’s Office, which played a key role in making the terror allegation public, said the individual under investigation was known to counter-terrorist and law-enforcement officials before the car struck the soldiers Monday about 50 kilometres southeast of Montreal.
The suspect, whom law enforcement sources identified as 25-year-old Martin Couture-Rouleau, is dead.
He was shot multiple times by local police in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., after a police pursuit. Mr. Couture-Rouleau lost control of his car during the chase and it rolled over. News reports say he brandished a knife before being shot.
He died of his injuries, according to the Quebec provincial police.
The soldiers were hit while they were walking late Monday morning in a shopping mall parking lot, a few kilometres from the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, the military academy operated by the Department of National Defence.
The man accused of running them over, Mr. Couture-Rouleau, was the president of a pressure-washing company that was incorporated in 2012, according to Quebec corporate records.
Late Monday, a Sûreté du Québec provincial police van was posted outside his family home, one of several bungalows in a subdivision near the crime scene. Residents there said he had changed his religion more than a year ago.
“We knew he had converted to Islam, but it didn’t go any further as far as we knew,” said a neighbour, who declined to identify himself. He said Mr. Couture-Rouleau had grown a beard and had taken to wearing baggy clothing and a head covering.
On a social media site for Muslims (“Ummaland”), Mr. Couture-Rouleau appears to have identified himself as “Ahmad the convert.” (The posted birthdate, March 1, is consistent with what sources say is his birthday.)
One source said Mr. Couture-Rouleau had demonstrated extremist behaviour that had drawn federal officials’ suspicion – but he was not considered a top target.
One of the soldiers is in critical condition in hospital and authorities are “fearing for his life,” according to the SQ. The other victim suffered more minor injuries. Their names have not yet been released........"
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