Toronto officer’s death spurs probe into possible global terror links
Canadian investigators are probing whether Constable Marc Pinizzotto’s death during a dawn raid on a Toronto apartment linked to a March shooting at the US consulate is part of a broader global terror network and a citywide “shooters-for-hire” pattern, with possible ties to Iran‑linked groups. US authorities have charged Iraqi-born Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi with terrorism and alleged involvement in the Toronto attack; the RCMP were present at the raid, four others were in the apartment at the time of gunfire, Nicholas Bennett has been charged with first‑degree murder, and Zara Jabbi remains at large. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is reviewing Pinizzotto’s death, and officials paid tribute to him.
