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© ca.yahoo.comThree pressure cookers to be used as improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
The arrest of two people on Canada Day helped avoid a terrorist attack that would have seen the B.C. legislature targeted by an explosive device, RCMP said on Tuesday.

John Stewart Nuttall and Amanda Korody have been charged with the knowing facilitation of a terrorist act, possession of an explosive device and conspiring to commit an indictable offence in connection to an alleged attack planned on the provincial legislature.

The charges were part of a "national security investigation" dubbed Project Souvenir, launched in February based on information received from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

Officials with the RCMP described the two suspects as "self-radicalized" terrorists who were willing and ready to cause mass causalities on the public.

"These individuals were inspired by al Qaeda ideology," Assistant Commissioner James Malitzia told a news conference, adding that it was a domestic threat without international affiliation.


Comment: There is a long list of False Flag operations whereby the perpetrators (often types marked by the FBI and their counterparts) are manipulated with cash, clothing and dreams of riches, not knowing what they are doing.


"While the RCMP believes the threat was real, at no time was the security of the public at risk."

The B.C. legislature is a busy public building, which would have been teeming with locals and tourists on Canada Day. A busy schedule of holiday activities were held around the area on Monday.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark addressed the alleged plot from the steps of the legislature building on Tuesday.

"Our parliament stands strong. We are back at work today, undeterred and undaunted, a day after thousands of patriotic Canadians gathered on these grounds to celebrate the founding of our nation. I am incredibly relieved to know there was never any risk to anyone," Clark told reporters.
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John Nuttall, obviously working for al Qaeda
"Let me say this about those who would resort to terror: You will not succeed. You will not succeed in damaging our democratic institutions. Just as importantly, you will not succeed in tearing down the values that make this country strong."

During a press conference to announce the arrests, officers shared images of several devices seized as part of the investigation. The devices appear to be pressure cooker pots which would have been intended to contain explosive material, much like the devices used in the recent Boston Marathon bombing.

Officers clarified that there was no connection between Monday's attempted attack in B.C. and the attack on Boston in April.

Assistant Commissioner Wayne Rideout said Project Souvenir had been following the two suspects for several months leading up to the day of the planned attack.