A Canadian man killed by police on Wednesday had indicated he planned to carry out an imminent rush-hour attack on a major Canadian city, drawing the attention of the US authorities who tipped off Canadian police, intelligence sources said. The man who was shot dead by the Canadian police was also arrested last year for openly supporting ISIS. The man was killed on Wednesday during a police raid in a small Ontario town, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said, but did not give further details. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation alerted Canadian authorities early on Wednesday that an individual was engaged in potential terrorism-related activities, the sources told Reuters. One source said the FBI did not know the identity of the man and sent a wide notice across Canada about the potential threat.

Source: dna August 11, 2016 16:52 UTC