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Seventeen Arrested on Anti-Terrorism Charges

TORONTO, ON – June 3, 2006 – On Friday, June 2, 2006, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and partners of the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team arrested 17 individuals and charged them under Section 83 of the Criminal Code of Canada.   “This group took steps to acquire three tonnes of ammonium nitrate and other components necessary to create explosive devices,” said Assistant Commissioner Mike McDonell. “To put this in context, the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people took one tonne of ammonium nitrate.”   Arrested and charged with offences under the Criminal Code of Canada are: 1. Fahim Ahmad, 21, of Robinstone Drive, Toronto, Ontario;2. Zakaria Amara, 20, of Periwinkle Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario;3. Asad Ansari, 21, of Rosehurst Drive, Mississauga, Ontario;4. Shareef Abdelhaleen, 30, of Lowville Heights, Mississauga, Ontario;5. Qayyum Abdul Jamal, 43, of Montevideo Road, Mississauga, Ontario;6. Mohammed Dirie, 22, Kingston, Ontario;7. Yasim Abdi Mohamed, 24, Kingston, Ontario;8. Jahmaal James, 23, of Trudelle Street, Toronto, Ontario;9. Amin Mohamed Durrani, 19, of Stonehill Court, Toronto, Ontario;10. Steven Vikash Chand alias Abdul Shakur, 25, of Treverton Drive, Toronto, Ontario;11. Ahmad Mustafa Ghany, 21, of Robin Drive, Mississauga, Ontario;12. Saad Khalid, 19, of Eclipse Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario;13. Five young persons.   “Our investigation and arrests prevented the assembly of explosive devices and attacks being carried out. At all times, the focus of our investigation was the safety and protection of the public,” concluded McDonell. -30- Media Contact:Corporal Michele ParadisNCO i/c Corporate Communications and Media Relations