Friday, April 20, 2007

Busy Beavers

News junkie that I am, somehow I missed this report the first time round. Apparently, Montreal police has arrested two men last Friday for the firebombing at a Jewish Community Centre. There goes my news junkie credentials. Ironically, I only learned of the arrest when I read the headlines tonight at Ynet News, an Anglo-Israeli online newspaper.
Two Muslim men have been arrested in Montreal, Canada, following a firebomb attack on a Jewish community center, the Canadian Jewish News (CJN) reported. Omar Bulphred, 24, and Azim Ibragimov, 22, were arrested by Montreal police "for the firebombing attacks on the YM-YWHA Ben Weider Jewish Community Centre in Snowdon on April 3 and on the chassidic Skver Toldos Yakov Yosef school in Outremont on Sept. 2," the CJN said.

"Police described the arsons as motivated by hatred of Jewish people, and the men could therefore receive stiffer sentences if either is convicted. Police have not linked the two men to racist or terrorist groups, although the investigation continue," the report added. The report also said the men were planning to kidnap an unknown person, and had planned an armed robbery.

Gee, I wonder why I how I missed this in the Toronto Star? Apparently, the two men have been quite busy for Canadian Jihadis. Not only have the two been charged with attacks on the Jewish community centre and a Chassidic school but a car bombing as well one count each of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to forcibly confine someone.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Major media in Canada no longer even attempt to provide a complete picture of what's happening yet they try to hide behind a facade of words they use to describe themselves like 'impartiality'.

Terrorists, socialists, environmentalists all get an easy ride from their friends in media. Traditionalists, civilized religious people, responsible Canadians are held in contempt and get treated with suspicion.

'Journalists' in Canada are so narrow minded it's frustrating.