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June 3, 2006

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Police arrest terrorist suspects in Toronto
In a sweeping raid, police arrested about a dozen men in the Toronto area on terrorism-related charges Friday night, the RCMP announced.
Intelligence sources allege the men were part of a terrorist cell, close to carrying out attacks on one or more Canadian targets.
Police seized chemicals used to make explosives and weapons.
MORE: Globe, CP:
Police have arrested several people in the Toronto region for allegedly plotting an attack with explosives, The Canadian Press has learned. "It is very serious," said a source who asked not to be named. "These people had plans." While the intended target is unclear, the plan was to detonate an explosive device in Ontario, the source said
Star:
Police from across the GTA, led by the RCMP's anti-terrorism task force, swooped down on as many as 12 locations Friday night to arrest members of what is being described as a homegrown terrorist cell... According to the Star's sources, the Canadian spy service CSIS has been monitoring the group since 2004, and an RCMP criminal investigation was launched last year.
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