Teen Terror Plot: Ottawa's Homegrown Threat

0:00A 17-year-old from Ottawa just got hit with a guilty verdict on terrorism charges for plotting to take out as many Jewish people as he could. The Ontario Superior Court judge nailed him on conspiracy to commit murder through a terrorist group and facilitating attacks with explosive stuff. Like acetone and metal ball bearings, he got pinched back in December 2023, inspired straight by the Islamic State crew. He actually copped to the facts in court, but kept his not guilty plea to fight some evidence rulings on appeal. The plan involved homemade pressure cooker bombs for a suicide hit right in Ottawa, all aimed at Jewish targets with a couple online buddies. Israel's consul general in Toronto jumped on social media, calling a confirmation of a real threat that the Jewish community saw coming way before. The arrest. She pointed out how the doubters been staying real quiet now. Meanwhile, a second 17-year-old Cole Hughes kicked off his own trial this week after getting

1:00arrested in February 2024. He pleaded not guilty to similar charges, mainly for trying to score a banned firearm like an uzi to back the plot, though he wasn't down for dying in. It crowns pushing dissentence the first kid as an adult, with a hearing set down the line. While the second trial rolls on, keeping everyone watching how, Canada handles these homegrown threats. That wraps Canada news today, brought to you with AI, I'm Corey with The Story.