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List of charges against two suspects in alleged Via train terror plot

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Raed Jaser appears in court in Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in this artist\'s sketch. Jaser and Chehib Esseghaier were arrested and charged Monday in what the RCMP said was the first known al-Qaida terror plot in Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Mantha

TORONTO – Two Canadian residents have been charged in an alleged terror plot to attack a Via Rail passenger train. Raed Jaser, 35, from Toronto and Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, from Montreal face these terrorism-related charges:

Chiheb Esseghaier:

— Conspire to interfere with transportation facilities for the benefit of a terrorist group (April 1 – Sept. 25, 2012)

— Conspiracy to murder for the benefit of a terrorist group (April 1-Sept. 25, 2012)

— Participate in a terrorist group (April 1 – Sept. 25, 2012)

— Participate in a terrorist group (Sept. 25, 2012 – Feb. 14, 2013)

— Instruct someone to carry out an activity for the benefit of a terrorist group (Sept. 7- Dec. 20, 2012)

Raed Jaser:

— Conspire to interfere with transportation facilities for the benefit of a terrorist group (April 1 – Sept. 25, 2012)

— Conspiracy to murder for the benefit of a terrorist group (April 1 – Sept. 25, 2012)

— Participate in a terrorist group (April 1 – Sept. 25, 2012)

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