Ahmed Abassi

Ahmed Abassi: Ahmed Abassi is accused by American investigators of fraudulently applying for a visa to stay in the United States to "facilitate an act of international terrorism." More charges may also be sought, officials have told a U.S. judge, according to CBC. U.S investigators say that while they were monitoring him, Abassi met with Chiheb Esseghaier, a 30-year-old Tunisian living in Montreal who was recently arrested in Canada in connection with the alleged rail plot. Chiheb Esseghaier, one of two men detained in Canada accused of plotting a terror attack on a rail target, had been 'previously radicalized' by Ahmed Abassi, U.S. officials say. Chris Young/Canadian Press A Tunisian-born man who "previously resided" in Canada has been arrested in the U.S. and is being linked to a man recently arrested in Canada in connection with an alleged plot to derail a passenger train. "As alleged, Ahmed Abassi had an evil purpose for seeking to remain in the United States to commit acts of terror and develop a network of terrorists here, and to use this country as a base to support the efforts of terrorists internationally," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.