Terror suspect who entered Canada on student visa to await U.S. evidence in prison

A Pakistani national accused of planning a terror attack against a Jewish centre in Brooklyn, New York likely will spend several more weeks in Quebec's Bordeaux prison while U.S. authorities present evidence to back up an extradition request.

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan was arrested along with three other individuals in Ormstown, Que., on Wednesday, September 4 after travelling from his home in Toronto.

Ormstown is about 20 kilometres north of the U.S.-Canadian border.

Canadian authorities report they received information from their U.S. counterparts indicating Khan was involved in a conspiracy to stage a shooting attack on an unspecified location in Brooklyn where he expected to find large numbers of Orthodox Jews.

The FBI alleges the attack had been set for October 7 — the first anniversary of the Hamas massacre in Israel.

Khan did not appear in court this morning. A Crown prosecutor told the court that Canada has not yet received details of the FBI case against him and the prosecution was not ready to proceed.

Under the terms of the Canada-U.S. extradition treaty, American authorities have 60 days from the date of arrest to provide evidence supporting an extradition request. Canada has 30 days to review the evidence and decide to either issue an «authority to proceed» or deny extradition.

Canada can deny an extradition request for an individual and still file charges domestically.

The RCMP arrested Khan on three charges under the Criminal Code: attempting to leave Canada to commit an offence for a terrorist group, participating in the activities of a terrorist group, and conspiracy to commit an offence by violating United States immigration law (by entering or attempting to enter the United States unlawfully).

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