RCMP officers who specialize in matters of national security have joined the investigation into an alleged bomb-making scheme which police say involved four people with ties to Western University. The RCMP's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) is providing "investigative support and assistance" to the police in London, Ont., a Mountie spokesperson said in a statement, while offering few specifics. The charges came after a trepassing investigation on campus led police to 212 Chesham Pl., where, they said last week, the chemicals were found. WATCH | Charges laid in London: 4 people charged in London, Ont., bomb-making scheme | Duration 1:52 Three men and one woman with ties to Western University face charges alleging that they were storing chemicals that could be made into explosives at a house just west of campus in London, Ont. The explosives are serious, the firearm is serious, but what they were seeking to do with that weaponry ... is completely unclear."

Source: CBC News February 04, 2026 10:33 UTC