TORONTO — A man arrested last month in connection with what Canadian police say was an al Qaeda-inspired plot that aimed to blow up targets around southern Ontario has been granted bail, a prosecution spokesman said on Thursday.
Ahmad Ghany, 21, is the second suspect in the case to be released on bail.
Police accuse him of being part of a group that they allege discussed storming the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa and detonating bombs at targets in downtown Toronto.
Ghany was granted bail at a court hearing in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.
According to media reports, he was released on C$140,000 ($124,000) in sureties, and will return to court on August 28.
Most of the group of 17 men -- four of them under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged offenses, and all Canadian citizens or residents -- were arrested on June 2 in Canada's largest counter-terrorism operation. Two were already in custody on weapons offenses.
Ghany was charged with participating in a terrorist organization and with receiving terrorism training.
Some of the other suspects are charged with providing training and with plotting bombings.
Ghany is the second suspect to be granted bail, following the release of one of the younger accused last week. Four others have been denied bail.
A publication ban prevents reporting of court testimony.
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