Teens accused of plotting to bomb pro-Israel rally on Parliament Hill

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arrested by the RCMP, according to documents obtained by Global News.The boys, both minors, were arrested in December and February over what police called a terrorist plot against the Ottawa Jewish community.Specifics of their plan were not disclosed at that time, but newly-released allegations filed in court detail their suspected target.“They are alleged to have formed a plan last fall to violently attack Jewish persons in Ottawa, possibly through the detonation of an explosive device at a pro-Israel rally,” the Department of Justice wrote.No further details were provided, but one of the accused is charged with possession of acetone, oxidizer and metal ball bearings.All are common components of homemade bombs.The plot was allegedly linked to ISIS, also known as DAESH, and was “possibly accelerated” by the Hamas attack on Israel, according to the government’s Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre.“Although radicalization of these individuals reportedly began prior to the October 2023 Hamas attack, at least one of the individuals was reportedly in contact with DAESH overseas and the arrests occurred during a period of DAESH calls to violence in response to the conflict.”The claim that a pro-Israel rally was the target surfaced in an application by federal lawyers to withhold sensitive national security information from the youths’ trials.The case comes amid a spike in antisemitic attacks in Canada, including shootings on Jewish schools.ISIS-related cases have also surged since last year, most recently the arrest in Quebec of a Pakistani foreign student accused of planning a mass shooting at a Brooklyn, N.Y., Jewish centre.The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said it was unaware a pro-Israel rally may have been the