Teen guilty of conspiring ‘to murder as many Jewish persons as possible’ in unusual trial
A 17-year-old has been found guilty of conspiring to murder Jews in Ottawa, among other domestic terrorism charges, after an unusual one-day trial that preserves his rights to appeal.
The teen — inspired by ISIS and an unknown person who went by “Klm” and “Gh D” online — was planning to commit an attack sometime around Christmas 2023 using three pressure-cooker bombs, according to a 50-page agreed statement of facts filed in Superior Court by federal Crown prosecutors Wednesday.
He planned to pack the bombs with thousands of 6.35 mm steel ball bearings “to maximize the death and injury caused by each,” and to strap one of the bombs to himself to detonate at the end of his attack, the statement of facts reads.
“The specific location and targets of his plans shifted over time, but his overarching intention was to murder as many Jewish persons as possible in the attack,” according to the document.
In addition, the teen shared instructions about explosives with another teen, asked him to obtain an illegal submachine gun, and discussed other possible plans involving knives, firearms and vehicles as weapons.
He also sent and received instructions on killing someone, as well as propaganda videos and nasheeds (Islamic vocal music) glorifying ISIS in Arabic and English.
Read more: CBC News