Calgary terrorism suspect allegedly posted TikTok video supporting ISIS

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Calgary terrorism suspect Zakarya Rida Hussein allegedly posted a TikTok video that both knowingly facilitated a terrorist exercise, or participated in or contributed to the exercise of ISIS or Al Qaida, court docket data present.

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Hussein, 20, faces 4 terrorism-related prices in reference to a Might 14 TikTok video and the possession or preparation of explosive-making directions.

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Two prices relate to the net posting, whereas two others concerned exercise between June 1 and June 15, the day he was arrested and charged final week by the RCMP.

One cost states that “Hussein … did by posting a video on TikTok, knowingly facilitate a terrorist exercise.”

The charging doc doesn’t point out what the terrorist exercise was.

The date of the video was the accused’s twentieth birthday.

A second cost associated to the identical conduct alleges “Hussein … did by posting a video on TikTok, knowingly take part in or contribute to, immediately or not directly, an exercise of a terrorist group.”

The 2 teams named within the cost are the Islamic State (ISIS) and Al-Qaeda.

It alleges Hussein posted the video “for the aim of enhancing the power of a terrorist group to facilitate or to hold out a terrorist exercise.”

Once more the doc doesn’t specify what the terrorist exercise was.

Two different prices relate to possessing and/or getting ready explosive-making directions which he would know facilitated a terrorist exercise and having and getting ready these directions “for the aim of enhancing the power of a terrorist group to facilitate or to hold out a terrorist exercise.”