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Manitoba Teen Apologizes For Promoting Terrorism On Social Media

The Canadian Press, 15 Nov, 2016 01:04 PM
    BRANDON, Man. — A Manitoba teenager has apologized for promoting terrorist activity on social media.
     
    The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified because of his age, spoke briefly at a sentencing hearing in Brandon after pleading guilty earlier this year to counselling the commission of an offence for the benefit of a terrorist group.
     
    The boy said he was struggling with his identity and was not thinking ahead about what could result.
     
    Crown attorney Ian Mahon said the teen had urged people on social media to travel to the Middle East or strike out at home with a bomb or gun or other weapon.
     
    Mahon said the boy also indicated that any government worker or building was a legitimate target.
     
    The Crown is seeking a 14-month sentence followed by supervised probation that would include a monitoring bracelet.
     
    A decision is expected in January.

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