Canada terror plot: Parliament was on hitlist

Security personnel took into custody five more people. But they said that most of those detained were being held for questioning and had not been charged.

Canadian Police have arrested a man on suspicion of terrorist activities,but released him due to lack of evidence. Police said the suspect was arrested in Ottawa as part of standard operating procedures after carrying out a search warrant.

There are now eight suspects in the alleged terror plot to bomb,the Ottawa Citizen has reported. The Citizen has learnt the team carrying out the probe,known as Project Samossa,has now identified an eighth conspirator in the homegrown terrorist bomb plot against the countrys seat of government and coalition troops in Afghanistan.