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At all times during the investigation initiated in august 2012 our primary focus was the safety and protection of the public. i want to reassure our citizens that while the rcmp believed the accused had the capacity and intent to carry out these criminal acts, there was no imminent threat to the general public, rail employees, train passengers, or infrastructure. the rcmp led integrated national security enforcement teams with the close collaboration of the fbi successfully interdicted this thre...

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Finished .7 and they did it and they did it strong. just like everyone has been calling boston strong. so congratulations to all of you. should be very proud. im going to send it back to you with this endaerg earing image, is what it means. this city was hurt, but not taken down. >> i love it. tell them we all say congratulations, ashleigh banfield. i have my boston strong hat, all the proceeds from the hat going to the one fund. well check in on the news conference in ottawa, canada, about this...

Happened before. >> it is a great point. i want to go straight to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. it is a great question. what does al qaeda-sponsored or their phraseology, al qaeda-supported attack on these passenger trains, what does that mean in this case? do we know? >> well, i couldnt agree with paul more, brooke. i think that is the absolute key question right now. when canadian intelligence services get up there and say there was an al qaeda-supported attack plot, what is going...

Terrorist threats and keep canadians and our allies safe. criminals should note -- >> youve been listening to the toronto news conference where the key phrase we just heard there as we have been learning about that this warted terror attack in the ottawa area, we have now learned from this official that there were two individuals who are now in custody, who wanted to carry out al qaeda-supported attacks on passenger trains and not only that, that this official saying that they had the capacity a...

Something that fran just brought up, canada, are there cells in canada? >> yes. there have been cells in canada. we know the millennium plot, you know, 13 years ago, the person came from canada, on his way to los angeles to do disruptions. there have been other cells identified in various canadian cities which the canadians have disrupted. and they have been very effective. i would like to add the rcmp has a tremendous outreach program in their muslim communities. all the plots they had up there...

>> canadian police tell us they have made a few arrests regarding an alleged plot to derail trains, whether it is one train or more, were about to find out. i want to repeat, brooke, this has no connection to boston whatsoever. that these suspects were under surveillance for quite some time and for whatever reason canadian authorities decided to make the arrest earlier today. there were arrests in at least two canadian cities now, brooke, as well. they received extensive intelligence and help fr...

Another official told us, if the fbi people who are checking into this now had no indication, we couldnt have any indication. so they really just are saying that there were no red flags as far as they were concerned. >> so many people over the last week or so, so many people thinking, i wish they had known, wish they had seen signs, they would have done something, said something, to stop what happened a week ago today. brian todd, thank you very much with that last bit of information from the mo...

Fbi once again. >> i think, yes, but sounds like it was rcmp, you know, really leading this. it is their country, and probably the source came from them. we dont know that. but, yes, but any major investigation in canada or for that matter in many parts of the u.s. are going to involve cross border cooperation, which is very intense, actually, and very important. the fbi has offices in ottawa, vancouver, and toronto. and work very closely through those offices to coordinate leads back for invest...

Us today. even with these successes, it is very important that canadians remain vigilant. protenting canadas national security requires the awareness and active engagement of all of our citizens. a meaningful response to these threats begins on canadian streets and in canadian homes, and the rcmp works with other partners including communities across canada in the fight against terrorism. the public is always encouraged to bring any suspicious activities to the rcmps attention through our nation...