Suspect in Toronto Terror Plot Came to Canada in 2018, Became Citizen in 2024: Minister

Published on August 28, 2024

One of the two men accused of planning a terrorist attack in Toronto came to Canada in 2018 and filed an asylum claim, months after being denied a visitor visa, officials say. His arrest came weeks after he obtained Canadian citizenship. A timeline of the immigration process of Ahmed Eldidi and his son Mostafa Eldidi, both arrested and charged by the RCMP with terrorism offences in July, was provided to MPs by Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc on Aug. 28. LeBlanc provided the chronology to the House of Commons public safety committee before appearing alongside immigration and security officials. The committee is conducting a study on the foiled alleged ISIS-linked plot by the Eldidis and seeks to understand how the two were admitted to Canada....

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