Man charged with terrorism after knife attack in Canada

A MAN was charged with terrorism yesterday after he threatened one person with a knife and slit the throat of another who was seriously injured on a bus in western Canada, court documents said.

Abdul Aziz Kawam faces four charges, including attempted murder and assault, committed “for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a terrorist group, (namely) the Islamic State,” according to documents filed by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada.