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Interpol to hunt Toronto extremist

Salman an-Noor Hossain added to database of fugitives

A young Toronto man is now being sought by Interpol at the request Ontario Provincial Police, who have been searching for him since he left the country last summer. Salman an-Noor Hossain, 25, a Bangladeshi-Canadian, sparked outrage last year when, on the Internet, he outspokenly advocated for terrorist attacks on Canada and a genocide on its Jewish population. He was charged with two counts of advocating a genocide and three counts of promoting hatred but disappeared before police were able to arrest him. Hossain is now on Interpol’s international database of fugitives, which will bring with it the cooperation police services around the world.

Canada.com

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