Canadian authorities said a stabbing at an erotic massage parlor that left a woman dead and another injured was an act of terrorism influenced by violent misogynist ideology.
A 17- year-old young boy, whose name has not been released due to the fact that he’s a small, was charged with murder and tried murder after the Feb. 24 stabbing at Crown Medical spa in Toronto. Authorities upgraded his charges on Tuesday to consist of a terrorism charge.
The attack “was inspired by the Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremist (IMVE) movement frequently referred to as INCEL,” the Royal Canadian Mounted Authorities and Toronto Police Service stated in a joint declaration “As an outcome, federal and provincial Attorney general of the United States have actually granted commence terrorism procedures, declaring that the murder was terrorist activity … and the attempted murder was terrorist activity.”
The term “incel” is internet shorthand for “involuntarily celibate.” It has actually become the basis f