Al Qaida linked to Canada rail plot: two arrested

Two men have been arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al Qaida elements in Iran.

Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, had “direction and guidance” from al Qaida members in Iran, though there was no reason to believe the planned attacks were state-sponsored, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner James Malizia said.