New Territory for Terror

Major cell broken up in Canada with international links. National Post:

A Canadian counter-terrorism investigation that led to the arrests of 17 people accused of plotting bombings in Ontario is linked to probes in a half-dozen countries, the National Post has learned.

Well before police tactical teams began their sweeps around Toronto on Friday, at least 18 related arrests had already taken place in Canada, the United States, Britain, Bosnia, Denmark, Sweden, and Bangladesh.

Newly elected conservative Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper:

In a speech to new Canadian Forces recruits and their families Saturday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canadians can’t escape a dangerous world by turning a blind eye to it.

“As we have said on many occasions, Canada is not immune to the threat of terrorism,” he said.

Probe sparked by internet surveillance. Story here.

New territory for terror. New methods, technology, and unprecedented cooperation needed to stop it. Thank God the good guys won this time.