Toronto terror plot: Investigation 'ongoing' into Canada's immigration system, Trudeau says

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August 12, 2024 at 3:01 p.m.

Asked on Monday about how and when Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, became a Canadian citizen after allegedly appearing in an ISIS video dismembering a prisoner, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “investigations are ongoing and the (Public Safety) minister (Dominic LeBlanc) will share all that we learned in the appropriate moment. But we’re taking this extremely seriously because Canadians need to have confidence in our immigration system.” Eldidi and his 26-year-old son were arrested for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Toronto on behalf of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS).

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