Canadian terror suspects were respected professionals

The three men accused of plotting a bombing campaign had strong roots to Canadian society

Two men who police believe were planning to indiscriminately kill Canadians were working at Ottawa hospitals, and a third had studied as an electrical engineer. All three men were thoroughly integrated into Canadian society, and one even appeared as a contestant on Canadian Idol. The RCMP is updating its profile of terror suspects to reflect what appears to be a growing trend of homegrown terrorists in western countries coming from the intellectual elite. Mohammad Alizadeh, Misbahuddin Ahmed, and Khurram Syed Sher face a slew of charges after raids on their homes produced circuit boards and manuals police believe were being used to build improvised explosive devices.