RCMP arrest Alberta teenager on terror-related charges
Posted March 20, 2015 3:57 pm.
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RCMP say a teen has been arrested in Alberta and charged with terror-related offences.
The youth was taken into custody Thursday in Beaumont, a bedroom community south of Edmonton.
Police say the young person is facing one charge of attempting to leave the country to participate in a terrorist group.
A second charge of attempting to leave the country to commit a terrorist activity has also been laid.
The teen cannot be identified under the Young Offenders Act and police did not release the person’s sex or age.
The person has been remanded in custody and is to appear in youth court April 9.
