By The Canadian Press

RCMP Says it Thwarted Possible Terrorist Threat

Aug 10, 2016 | 6:18 PM

OTTAWA — A terrorism suspect was killed in a confrontation with police in the southern Ontario town of Strathroy, The Canadian Press has confirmed.

The Mounties say they received credible information of a potential terrorist threat earlier in the day.

They say a suspect was identified and the “proper course of action has been taken” to ensure that there was no danger to the public.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said he had spoken to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the events “to confirm that public safety has been and continues to be properly protected.”

The RCMP, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and other police and security agencies were involved in the operations, he added. 

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“These agencies conducted themselves effectively in the circumstances that developed today.”

Taking all relevant information into account, the national terrorism threat level for Canada remains at “medium” where it has stood since the fall of 2014, Goodale added.

The RCMP said because the matter was still unfolding and the investigation remained underway, there would be no further comment.

The Mounties planned to hold a news conference Thursday to provide details.

In Strathroy, resident Irene Lee said late Wednesday that police had been camped out near her parents’ convenience store since about 4:15 p.m.

At about that time, she said she was at her home close by when she heard a loud noise. She said shortly afterward, a police officer came by to tell residents to stay inside their homes.

Lee said there were up to 25 marked and unmarked cruisers outside a home on Park Street, which is right behind her parents’ store.

Ottawa was abuzz with rumours for much of Wednesday after a memo was circulated among National Defence personnel warning of a terrorist threat.

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– With files from Daniela Germano 

By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press

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