Esseghaier: Chiheb Esseghaier

Chiheb Esseghaier: News has learned that Chiheb Esseghaier was travelling outside the country when, in December, the U.S. State Departments counter-terrorism office asked Canadian authorities to inform them when he returned, according to CTV. On Monday, RCMP arrested Esseghaier, 30, in Montreal and his co-accused, Raed Jaser, 35, in Toronto, on allegations that they were plotting to derail a Toronto-to-New York passenger train in Canada. Sources have told News that the plan could have changed so the attack occurred on U.S. soil and One of the two men accused of plotting a terror attack on a Via Rail train was out of the country for months before his arrest, and U.S. authorities alerted the RCMP that he was on his way back to Canada. But instead, U.S. officials alerted the RCMP on April 4 that Esseghaier was on his way back to Canada. Canada Customs officials were instructed to allow him through. On April 6, sources told , Esseghaier landed at Torontos Pearson International Airport without incident. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.