17 terror suspects arrested in Canada

Police said they had arrested 12 men and five young people in coordinated raids. The adults were from Toronto, its western suburb of Mississauga and from Kingston, Ontario, at the eastern edge of Lake Ontario and not far from the border with the United States.

8220;This group posed a real and serious threat,8221; McDonnell said. 8220;It had the capacity and intent to carry out attacks. Our investigation and arrests prevented the assembly of any bombs and the attacks being carried out 8230; The modus operandi is very similar to other attacks that have taken place around the world and other threat of attacks.8221;

Police have charged the 12 men, aged between 19 and 43, and five youngsters under the age of 18, with terrorism-related offenses. Officials said they had trained together in a camp in Canada.

8220;They8217;re all residents of Canada 8230; they8217;re all citizens,8221; McDonell said.

Janet Guttsman