{"id":5708,"date":"2015-02-14T08:45:16","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T13:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=5708"},"modified":"2015-02-14T08:45:16","modified_gmt":"2015-02-14T13:45:16","slug":"canadian-police-say-valentines-day-mass-shooting-plot-foiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=5708","title":{"rendered":"Canadian police say Valentine’s Day mass shooting plot foiled"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadian police say Valentine’s Day mass shooting plot foiled<\/a><\/h3>\n

TORONTO<\/span>\u00a0(Reuters) – Canadian police said on Friday they foiled a plot in which at least two people allegedly planned to commit a mass shooting in the East Coast province of Nova Scotia on Valentine’s Day.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement the plot involved a 19-year-old man from Timberlea, Nova Scotia, and a 23-year-old woman from Geneva, Illinois.<\/p>\n

Police said they obtained information that suggested the two had access to firearms and intended to go to a public venue in the Halifax, Nova Scotia, region on Feb. 14 to kill people, and then themselves.<\/p>\n

The police statement did not suggest a possible motive, but officers told a media briefing they would not characterize it as a “terrorist event.”<\/p>\n

“I would classify it as a group of individuals that had some beliefs and were willing to carry out violent acts against citizens, but there’s nothing in the investigation to classify it as a terrorist attack,” said Nova Scotia RCMP Commanding Officer Brian Brennan, according to CBC News.<\/p>\n

“I can tell you that it’s not culturally based.”<\/p>\n

Evidence suggested two other Nova Scotia males, aged 20 and 17, were involved, though their role is still to be determined, police said.<\/p>\n

Police said they found the 19-year-old male dead at a residence early on Friday and the 20-year-old male and 23-year-old female were arrested at the Halifax airport. The 17-year-old male was arrested elsewhere.<\/p>\n

“We believe we have apprehended all known individuals in this matter and eliminated the threat. We are not seeking any further suspects at this time,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

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