Yesterday, it was front page news that bomb threats had been called in, specifically targeting the Muslims, at Concordia University in Montreal.
Today it is revealed who did it. Thank you Ava Lon for the work on this.
From Le Journal de Montreal:
by Frédérique Giguère and Michaël Nguyen
March 2, 2017
The 47-year-old man arrested for threatening to detonate bombs at Concordia University is himself a doctoral student in economics at the institution.
Hisham Saadi appeared yesterday afternoon by videoconference. He faces accusations of creating fear of terrorist activities, threats and mischief.
The man, originally from Lebanon, is detained at the Montreal Detention Facility, better known as the Bordeaux Prison. He was badly shaved, wearing a Bordeaux-colored t-shirt, looking a bit overwhelmed by events, but he did not react when the Crown opposed his release.
“OK,” he simply said before returning to the cell.
He will be met by a criminologist from the psychosocial emergency services, who will determine whether he seems fit to appear before the court.
Very discreet
Saadi seems to be quite discreet about his private life. The Web contains very little information about him, except a mention of his participation in a symposium of microeconomic theory in 2015 where he represented Concordia University.
He was arrested at his apartment on Darlington Avenue in Côte-des-Neiges on Wednesday night. According to our information, his name does not appear on the lease. It is actually the apartment of another student at Concordia, about twenty years old. The neighbors questioned by Le Journal knew nothing about him, either, besides the fact that he did not go out much.
No weapons
A search took place at his house shortly after his arrest. No weapons or explosives or incendiary objects were found.
On Wednesday afternoon three university buildings had to be evacuated after receiving a hateful message from an extreme right-wing group aimed specifically at Muslim students.
However, no explosive devices had been found and the premises had been secured in the late afternoon.
