The plan involving homemade devices was foiled by undercover
officers who pretended to have extensive terrorist connections.
A couple who converted to Islam have been found guilty of
plotting to set off pressure-cooker bombs during Canada Day celebrations
attended by thousands of people.
John Nuttall and Amanda Korody planted three homemade devices
outside British Columbia's provincial legislature in Victoria on 1 July 2013
before crowds gathered.
However, undercover police had already rendered the bombs
harmless with fake explosives.
The jury in Vancouver convicted Nuttall and Korody of
conspiracy to commit murder and making or possessing an explosive device.
Last month the judge entered a ruling of not guilty to
another charge of knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity, citing
unspecified legal reasons.
Sentencing has been delayed until next week when the defence
team will be given the chance to prove its claim the couple were the victims of
entrapment.
The claim has been vehemently denied by prosecutor Peter
Eccles, who said: "It was done using old-fashioned undercover police
investigation technique."
Jurors watched countless hours of video evidence collected
during a lengthy Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) sting in which undercover
officers with supposed terrorist connections befriended Nuttall and Korody.
Video and audio surveillance showed the pair discussing their
ambitions to engage in a holy war against the Western world for perceived
injustices against Muslims.
They were heard saying it was acceptable to kill women and
children so long as they were not explicitly targeted and their deaths were
incidental.
At numerous points in the recordings Nuttall described the
Boston Marathon bombing as inspirational but also amateurish, and said he hoped
his attack would kill hundreds.
Pressure-cooker bombs placed at the marathon finish line in
April 2013 killed three people and injured more than 260.
Courtesy:Skynews
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