The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. RCMP say they have arrested a man in Montreal on terrorism allegations after receiving intelligence from the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
MONTREAL – The RCMP say they arrested a man in Montreal today on terrorism allegations after receiving intelligence from the FBI.
Police say officers arrested 18-year-old Mohamed Amine Assal, who is from Montreal’s St-Laurent borough.
They say their operation was to disrupt Assal’s “suspicious activities” and get him to sign a peace bond that could include several conditions.
The RCMP say their investigation gave them reasonable grounds to fear that Assal may commit a terrorism offence.
They say he has not been charged but could be at a later date.
An RCMP news release says the police force is committed to countering religiously motivated violent extremism.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 23, 2023.
