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Colin Perkel and Jahanzeb Malik

Islamic State: In fact, the officer said, Jahanzeb Malik told him his own family had rejected him because of his beliefs, according to Vancouver Desi. He said it several times: that believers are ready to die for Islam, the officer said. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel COLIN PERKELTHE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A Pakistani man accused of plotting terror attacks on Toronto financial district and the U.S. consulate espoused extremist views and repeatedly expressed sympathy for al-Qaida and the Islamic State, an undercover RCMP officer testified Tuesday. He said his family had disowned him, that his brother called him a terrorist. He said he contacted Malik in September 2014 about renovating the flooring of his house. The agent, who cannot be identified under an extensive publication ban, described posing as a Bosnian war veteran. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.