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The Mounties in Quebec say they have arrested four people including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces as alleged terrorist extremist militia members who are accused of wanting to take over land near Quebec City.

Canada’s national police force said in a statement the four individuals will appear in court in Quebec City later today.

The RCMP “announces the arrest of and laying of charges against four individuals, including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, who were allegedly involved in activities intending to forcibly take possession of land in the Québec City area,” the police force said in a statement.

The statement said the investigation was led by Quebec’s RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) squad.

The RCMP’s allegation is that Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24, of Québec City, Simon Angers-Audet, 24, of Neuville, and Raphaël Lagacé, 25, of Québec City, took concrete actions to facilitate terrorist activity.

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