A 17-year-old from Alberta has been arrested in connection with a terrorism-related offence following an investigation into online communications with accounts linked to ISIS.
The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) began investigating communications between an individual online and people linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in February, according to a Nov. 3 press release.
Police arrested an Alberta teen on Oct. 26 and have started court proceedings seeking a terrorism peace bond, a preventative measure that investigators can seek when they fear an individual’s actions might lead to a terrorist offence, even if there is insufficient evidence to believe an offence is about to occur….