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Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 65 TERRORISM IN CANADA: www.ctvnews.ca A gunman killed a soldier at the National War Memorial on Wednesday before being shot in Parliament Hill's Center Block. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the attack will harden Canada's resolve to crack down on terrorists at home and abroad. Here are some past terrorism cases and terrorism allegations, as well as cases in which politicians or legislatures were attacked or such attacks were allegedly plotted: 2014: Two days prior to the latest incident, two Canadian soldiers were run over -- one of them later died -- in Quebec by a man authorities believed had jihadist sympathies. Martin Couture-Rouleau, 25, was shot and killed by police. 2013: Two people were arrested and charged with conspiring to blow up the British Columbia legislative building in the midst of Canada Day festivities. John Nuttall and Amanda Korody are each charged with knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity, making or possessing an explosive device, and conspiracy to place an explosive device with the intent to cause death or injury. None of the charges have been proven in court. The couple is scheduled to stand trial in January 2015. 2013: Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser were charged in connection with a plot -- allegedly guided by Al-Qaeda in Iran -- to attack a Via Rail/Amtrak passenger train that runs between Toronto and New York City. None of the charges have been proven in court. The pair are expected to stand trial in 2015. 2010: Police made three arrests in an alleged plot to commit acts of terror on Canadian soil. Misbahuddin Ahmed of Ottawa was convicted of two terrorism-related offences in July 2014. Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh pleaded guilty in September to possessing explosives with an intent to do harm and was sentenced to 24 years in prison. The third man arrested was acquitted of conspiring to facilitate terrorism. 2009: Software engineer Momin Khawaja, the first person charged under the Anti-Terrorism Act, was convicted for his role in a plot to plant fertilizer bombs in the United Kingdom. Khawaja, who is serving a life sentence, has denied the charges. continued... Home made explosive devices intended for terrorist attack at BC Legislature. pamelageller.com TIMELINE OF PLOTS, ATTACKS, AND ALLEGATIONS

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