Canadian police arrest 2 on terror charges

Man and woman taken into custody for attempting to leave a suspicious package at the BC legislature building

British Columbia's provincial Parliament building in Victoria, BC (photo credit: CC BY-SA, Another Believer, Wikimedia Commons)
British Columbia's provincial Parliament building in Victoria, BC (photo credit: CC BY-SA, Another Believer, Wikimedia Commons)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Police have arrested a Canadian man and a woman and charged them as terrorist suspects for attempting to leave a suspicious package at British Columbia’s provincial legislature on Canada Day.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner James Malizia says John Stewart Nuttall and Amanda Marie Korody were arrested Monday. The pair has been charged with conspiracy, facilitating a terrorist activity and making an explosive device.

Malizia spoke at a news conference Tuesday.

Police said the plot was inspired by al-Qaeda ideology, but called it a domestic threat without international connections. Police said the public was never at risk and the threat was detected early.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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