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Canada puts Proud Boys on terror list for role in Capitol riots as Seattle chapter member arrested
Canada has named the far-right Proud Boys group a terrorist entity, on the grounds that it openly supports violence and played a “pivotal role” in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6.
Key points:
- Canada has “reasonable grounds to believe” the group participated in terrorist activity
- The group’s assets can be frozen by banks and members denied entry into the country
- A top member of the Seattle chapter was also arrested over his alleged role in the Capitol riots
Calling it “a neo-fascist organisation”, Canada’s public safety ministry said the Proud Boys “openly encouraged, planned, and conducted violent activities against those they perceive to be opposed to their ideology and political beliefs”.
To be listed as a terrorist entity in…
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