A member of the so-called Toronto 18 terrorist group has been denied parole after a panel found he needed to undergo more counselling for deradicalization. In a decision released Wednesday, the two-member Parole Board of Canada panel says Saad Khalid has “outstanding needs” that need to be addressed before he can be granted day or full parole. Khalid, 31, was among 18 people arrested in the summer of 2006 in what came to be known as the Toronto 18 terrorist group. The group planned to build and detonate bombs in three locations to protest Canada’s military involvement in Afghanistan. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear his case and those of two other Toronto 18 members who sought to appeal their sentences.

Source: National Post November 15, 2017 21:22 UTC