Wednesday 22 October 2014

Canada’s domestic terror threat quietly elevated days before attack

CSIS quietly raised the terror threat level just days before the attack in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. But, top intelligence officials bluntly admit they can only do so much.  Vassy Kapelos explains.
OTTAWA – Just days before a deadly attack on Quebec soldiers, Canada’s domestic terrorism threat level was quietly elevated from unlikely to “could occur” for the first time in four years, Global News has learned.

Last Friday, the terrorism threat level in Canada rose from low to medium for the first time since Aug. 13, 2010, according to an internal document obtained by Global News.

The document was distributed within Canada’s intelligence community and is attributed to the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC), a team of security intelligence organizations from across Canada.

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