An al Qaeda-inspired plot was foiled by Canadian authorities on April 22. Following a year-long investigation, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (csis) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (rcmp) arrested two men, in Toronto and Montreal, for conspiring to derail a passenger train in the Toronto area.

James Malizia, an assistant commissioner with the rcmp, reported that the arrests disrupted a plot that was an “imminent threat.”

Both accused men, Chiheb Esseghaier, from Montreal, and Raed Jaser, from Toronto, are charged with conspiracy to perform an attack and commit murder in association with or at the direction of a terrorist organization. Police are not releasing the nationality of the suspected terrorists, but have said neither are Canadian citizens. Two Muslim leaders briefed by the rcmp reported that one of the suspects is Tunisian and the other is from the United Arab Emirates.

“Today’s arrests demonstrate that terrorism continues to be a real threat to Canada,” said Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. “Canada will not tolerate terrorist activity, and we will not be used as a safe haven for terrorists or those who support terrorist activity.”

In January, two other Canadian Muslims were killed in Algeria after attacking and killing hostages in a gas plant.

“Although Canada has not often been targeted specifically for a terrorist attack, it is vulnerable to terrorism,” reports the csis. The late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had mentioned Canada as a “designated target” for terrorist action because Canada sent troops to Afghanistan.

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Biblical prophecy reveals exactly where these trends in terrorism are leading and how they will affect Canada. For more on what the Bible says about terrorism, read “Why We Cannot Win the War Against Terrorism.”