Canadian man charged with terror-related bomb hoax on university campus
Concordia
Hisham Saadi, 47, was charged after a letter which invoked 'Trump' said there were bombs around the school in an effort to 'fight Muslims'
A man named Hisham Saadi, 47, has been charged with carrying out a hoax regarding terrorist activity, uttering threats and mischief after calling in a fakebomb threat at a Canadian university, Concordia University, CBC reports.
His arrest comes one day after three buildings at Concordia were evacuated because a letter, circulated to the school and to local media, claimed there were explosive devices plantedaround the school.
The letter stated: "Now that President (Donald) Trump is in office south of the border, things have changed. We will not tolerate your behaviour anymore...Until Concordia University stops religious activities of all kinds on campus, we decide the following action to show how far we are ready to go to fight Muslims."
Saadi appeared in a Montreal courtroom Thursday afternoon via a video link, the report states. Hewas arrested at 1:30 am local timeThursday, after police officers, includingtactical and canine units, descended on his apartment, Constable Boisselle told the CBC.
The police constable said it was unclearwhether or not Saadi is at all connectedto the university, but a manwho spoke on condition of anonymity, claiming to have subletted his apartment to Saadi,said that he was an economic PhD student at Concordia, the CBC report claims.
The anonyousman said that he thinks Saadi has Canadian citizenship, that "he has been here for many years", and that he is ofLebanese origin, the CBC report claims.
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Saadi has been ordered to undergo a psychological assessment before his bail hearing, which is scheduled for Friday, the CBC said.
Concordia University is located in Montreal, Quebec, the same Canadian provincewhere in late January 2017 a man, who had "liked" Donald Trump on Facebook, murdered six Muslims inside a mosque.
(WION)