RCMP say they’ve thwarted a terrorist plot that could have seen pressure-cooker bombs explode near the crowds of people outside the B.C. legislature on Canada Day. Former Victoria resident John Stewart Nuttall, 38, and his partner, Amanda Marie Korody, 30, are charged with conspiring together or with others to place an explosive in a government facility with intent to cause death or serious bodily injury for the benefit of a terrorist group and facilitating a terrorist group between March 2 and July 2, 2013. They are also charged with possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property for the benefit of a terrorist group between June 25 and July 2. Two of the three charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. The bombs were filled with rusted nails, which would have been sprayed into the crowd had they exploded as intended. At a press conference in Surrey Tuesday morning, RCMP revealed details of the terrorist plot and their five-month investigation. “Project Souvenir” was co-ordinated by the RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams in B.C. and included the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and local law enforcement.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 06:05:14 +0000