Toronto Terror Plot Suspect Faces War Crimes Charges

Toronto Terror Plot Suspect Faces War Crimes Charges
Ahmed Mostafa Eldidi (L) is seen in a courtroom sketch with his son, Mostafa Eldidi, as they appeared via video for a hearing in Newmarket, Ont., on Aug. 1, 2024. Alexandra Newbould/The Canadian Press
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One of two men accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Toronto has been charged with war crimes in connection with an ISIS video that shows one person dismembering another with a sword.

Ahmed Eldidi, 62, was charged with war crimes, including murder, mutilation, torture, and outrages upon personal dignity, during a Dec. 16 hearing in a Newmarket, Ont., courtroom.  The charges are based on a 2015 ISIS propaganda video outside of Canada that allegedly shows Eldidi dismembering a prisoner with a sword.