Terrorism charges laid against man accused in Edmonton City Hall attack

Good afternoon everyone terrorism charges have now been laid against the man accused of opening fire inside Edmonton City Hall back in January the RCMP announcing the additional charges today more than a month after the shooting Brianna Carson Smith has the latest from City Hall Edmonton City Hall remains closed

To the public six weeks after a man came into this building through multiple incendiary devices and fired shots randomly striking stairwells and breaking glass barriers no one was physically injured now the RCMP has laid multiple terrorism related charges against the suspect 28-year-old bazani sarvar was arrested at City Hall on

January 23rd Edmonton Police laid a number of charges in the days that followed now the RCMP has added two terrorism related ones those are counseling Commission of terrorism offense and possession of property for terrorist purposes one lawyer says two videos that appear to have been posted by the suspect the morning of the

Shooting likely led to these charges he very clearly says to the camera if I don’t get my mission done if I don’t succeed I want others to take up the cause for me the other one which Is possessing property for the terroristic purpose is sort of a misnomer the

Section is also uses property to carry out a terroristic offense and he’s using City Hall which is public property to do this bizan sarvar is expected in court on Tuesday there is is still no timeline on when this building will reopen to the public Brianna ksten Smith Global News

RCMP announced terrorism charges Monday against a man accused of firing a gun and igniting a Molotov cocktail inside Edmonton City Hall in January.

Bezhani Sarvar, 28, is charged with counselling commission of a terrorism offence and possession of property for terrorist purposes, said the RCMP federal policing integrated national security enforcement team. The Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSET) said those charges are in conjunction with nine others that constitute terrorism offences.

Sarvar is also charged with two counts of possessing a prohibited device, mischief, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a weapon for the purpose of committing an offence. Edmonton police had earlier announced six charges against Sarvar, including arson, possessing incendiary material and recklessly discharging a firearm.

On Jan. 23, a man police said was heavily armed entered city hall through an underground parkade, fired a gun and lit several small incendiary devices, which caused a small fire outside an elevator. He then surrendered to a city hall security commissionaire, who detained him until police arrived.

No one was injured but the bullets and Molotov cocktail left damage that took weeks to repair.

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