
RCMP Says Online Radicalization ‘Concerning’ as Fifth Minor Arrested on Terrorism Charges in 2023
Published on December 18, 2023
The federal police force said it is noticing a “concerning” trend of violent extremism and of terrorists using the internet as it arrested another youth on terrorism-related charges—the fifth this year. The RCMP raised the alarm in a Dec. 16 statement indicating it had arrested and charged a young person in Ottawa for two terrorist-related offences the day prior, in what was said to be a plot directed against the Jewish community. “The RCMP is seeing a concerning trend of violent extremism and terrorist use of the internet, including amongst young persons,” said the police force. So far in 2023, the RCMP says it arrested five minors for terrorism-related offences. Details are being withheld due to the age of the suspects....
