Police Arrest Man Over ‘Hoax’ Islamic State Activity

Police Arrest Man Over ‘Hoax’ Islamic State Activity
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TORONTO—Police have arrested a man on suspicion of lying about having joined the ISIS terrorist group and committed execution-style killings, charging him with “hoax-terrorist activity,” authorities said late on Friday.

Starting in 2016, Shehroze Chaudhry, made social media posts talking about his role with ISIS and also gave several media interviews but a Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation found the 25-year-old had no links to the group.