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Halifax police lay two terrorism hoax charges in bomb threat against U.S. Consulate
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19 after Ali Assakereh's appearance in Halifax bail court on charges from a bomb threat against the local U.S.
18, the RCMP’s Atlantic national security enforcement section added a charge of making a threat against an internationally protected person: the office of the U.S.
1 Halifax police lay two terrorism hoax charges in bomb threat against U.S.
8, Stevens said the lawyers had instructions from their client to elect to have his case heard in Nova Scotia Supreme Court by a judge alone.
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Halifax police lay two terrorism hoax charges in bomb threat against U.S. Consulate
Ali Assakereh, 54, of Halifax now faces total of five charges from August incident
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By Steve Bruce
Published Oct 26, 2026
Federal Crown attorney Lee-Ann Conrod speaks with reporters Aug. 19 after Ali Assakereh's appearance in Halifax bail court on charges from a bomb threat against the local U.S. consulate. Assakereh now faces a total of five charges from the incident.…
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