Toronto arrests two in US Consulate shooting probe tied to paid recruitment via encrypted app

Toronto police say a 19-year-old man, Xen-Ul-Abdeen Syed, and a 15-year-old boy have been arrested in connection with the July shooting at the US Consulate, the second such incident in five months. Investigators allege the suspects were recruited via an encrypted messaging app and offered money to carry out violent acts, with other targets mentioned including synagogues, Jewish schools, a waste-management firm, and the consulate. The case follows the March 10 attack and a June arrest in the same investigation, with the RCMP conducting a parallel national-security probe.