Pressure cooker bombs seized in B.C. used in Boston Marathon, Mumbai train attacks
On July 1, 2013 the RCMP arrested two individuals and charged them with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack. The two accused John Stuart Nuttall and Amanda Korody, who live in Surrey, British Columbia, according to the RCMP took steps to build explosive devices and place them at the British Columbia Legislature in Victoria where crowds were expected to gather on Canada Day. Image released by the RCMP showing three pressure cookers to be used as improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Prior to Victoria, pressure cooker bombs made their most recent and raw appearance at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon on April 15 — six-litre pressure cooker bombs hidden in backpacks sprayed ball bearings, nails and metal shards into the crowds, leading to three deaths and many injuries, including amputations.
The bombs have been closely linked to al-Qaeda, and have long been used by the terrorist organization, experts say. An article titled “Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom”was published in the 2010 summer issue of the magazine Inspire, which is known to be greatly influenced by al-Qaeda.
B.C. terror plot: Pressure cooker bombs seized in Victoria also used in Boston Marathan, Mumbai train attacks | Canada | News | National Post
“These individuals were inspired by al-Qaeda ideology. Our investigation demonstrated that this was a domestic threat, without international linkages,” RCMP Assistant Commissioner James Malizia said in a statement.
The devices were left outside the B.C legislature where crowds were going to gather for Canada Day celebrations, the RCMP said.
RCMPImage released by the RCMP showing contents (nuts, bolts, nails and washers) and other materials for the improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Police said the investigation has been ongoing since February but at no time was the public safety at risk and that the devices were “under RCMP control.”
The accused are Canadian-born, police said, and said they had no contact with international terrorist organizations but were “inspired by Al-Qaeda.”
Assistant Commissioner Wayne Rideout described the pair as “self-radicalized.”
John Stewart Nuttall, Amanda Korody charged in alleged Victoria terrorist plot | Canada | News | National Post
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Police said the investigation has been ongoing since February but at no time was the public safety at risk and that the devices were “under RCMP control.”
The devices were left outside the B.C legislature where crowds were going to gather for Canada Day celebrations????
"Premier Christy Clark said “the very symbol of our values as British Columbians and Canadians” was targeted.
“Let me say this to those who resort to terror: You will not succeed in damaging our democratic institutions but just as importantly, you will not succeed in tearing down the values that made this country strong,” she said. “What do they want? They want us to be governed by fear. They want us to view each other with suspicion. They want us to be seized by anger. They want this because they hate the things that make us Canadian.”
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Our war on terror begins with Al Qaeda, but it does not end there.
It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.
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Americans are asking ``Why do they hate us?''
They hate what they see right here in this chamber: a democratically elected government. Their leaders are self-appointed. They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other.
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Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001
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