Suspected Of Having Ties To Al Qaeda

Anwar ur Rehman Mohammed, described as a "lackluster" student pilot who needed three years to get his commercial ticket, remains in Canadian custody. He's suspected of having links to the al Qaeda terror group, after it was determined he flew over an Ontario nuclear plant repeatedly during his tenure as a flight student.

Mohammed was one of 19 men arrested in Canada two weeks ago, accused of having terror ties. Two other suspects were ordered released during a detention hearing on Thursday.

So far, none of those arrested have been charged with anything. Canadian officials stress they don't think the men were actively engaged in plotting or carrying out a terror act when they were picked up. Most of them are from Pakistan.

Mohammed traveled to Canada on a six-month Indian visa. It expired three years ago.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canadian Immigration officials say the 19 men were members of an al Qaeda sleeper cell. Two were discovered outside that same Ontario nuclear plant at dawn not long ago. Others reportedly may have experimented with explosives and were interested in finding out things like the measurements of prominent Canadian buildings. All were arrested in a sweep operation called "Project Thread."

Under new Canadian immigration laws, even "reasonable suspicions" that someone may pose a security threat are enough to execute an arrest.

FMI: www.immigration.ca