Man convicted in Minnesota of supporting al-Qaida is now charged in Canada [Video]

MONTREAL, QC — A man who was once convicted in the United States of supporting al-Qaida has been charged in Canada after allegedly threatening an attack.

Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, 51, allegedly told a homeless shelter employee in Montreal that he wanted to build bombs to detonate on public transit. He was charged with uttering threats.

He was ordered at a court appearance in Montreal on Friday to undergo a 30-day psychological assessment and return to court July 7, according to the newspaper La Presse.

“Both parties have reason to believe that Mr. Warsame’s criminal responsibility is in question in this case,” Vincent Petit, who represents Warsame, told the court.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed that he is the same Mohammed Warsame who spent 5½ years in solitary confinement before pleading guilty in Minnesota in …