New charges against man with al-Qaeda ties as lawyer raises mental health concerns
Mohamed Abdullah Warsame is homeless, has no current links terror groups, lawyer says
Sidhartha Banerjee · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 08, 2026 1:22 PM EST | Last Updated: January 8
At the Montreal courthouse, Mohamed Abdullah Warsame's lawyer said his client had been mostly homeless in recent years, travelling to various cities across the country. (Charles Contant/CBC )
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A homeless man who had attended al-Qaeda training camps and is charged with allegedly threatening to bomb public transit in Montreal is now also accused of issuing a threat from jail to blow up Passport Canada offices.
Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, a 52-year-old Somali-born Canadian citizen, appeared at the Montreal courthouse via video conference on Thursday.
Warsame's lawyer, Leonard Waxman, told reporters after the brief hearing in Quebec court that his client has had numerous mental health struggles and had been recently diagnosed with schizophrenia.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-passport-canada-threat-9.7038345
