The 19-year-old man is charged with four counts each of a terrorist hoax, threatening to cause death or bodily harm to a person and threatening to burn, damage and destroy property
A 19-year-old Ottawa man has been arrested for allegedly posting threatening tweets targeted at Parliament Hill, the Department of National Defence and two embassies.
In a media release the RCMP say they were notified on Nov. 8 of what they’re calling “terrorism-related” threats and death threats by a Twitter user.He is charged with four counts each of a terrorist hoax, threatening to cause death or bodily harm to a person and threatening to burn, damage and destroy property.
Police say he allegedly targeted the embassies of the United States and the People’s Republic of China in Ottawa.This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Meta and Canadian Press News Fellowship.
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