According to RCMP, 20-year-old Hussam Eddin Alzahabi of Kingston, Ontario allegedly facilitated a terrorist activity in attempting to get an associate to plant a bomb.
While no actual device was planted, both the RCMP and the FBI were involved in tracking Alzahabi’s activities before the arrest.
The young man came to Canada with his family while fleeing from war-torn Syria and according to authorities, his father is vulnerable to severe retaliation for not joining the ruling political party in their home country.
Police were seen Friday searching a home linked to the second arrest. Police cars and orange barricades barred traffic from the street.
The RCMP said they are “working closely” with the local police on the probe, calling it an “ongoing and evolving situation.”
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale has stated official threat level remains at “medium.” It has stood at that level since the fall of 2014.
With files from the Canadian Press.
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