Additional terrorism charge laid in U.S. consulate bomb threat case

“This is a terrorism offence under the Criminal Code, and it’s defined as a terrorist activity,” federal Crown prosecutor Lee-Ann Conrod told reporters outside the courtroom.

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Ali Assakereh, the man accused of threatening to bomb the U.S. consulate in Halifax, is facing a new charge in relation to terrorism and now could face up to 14 years.

The additional charge was laid against the 54-year-old before his bail hearing could begin last week, after federal Crown prosecutor Lee-Ann Conrod said that Assakereh committed another act of terrorism by threatening an internationally protected person.