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Canadian Government Adds Three Percenters to Terror List

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The announcement comes after members of the militia were charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.

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The Canadian government added the Three Percenters to their Criminal Code List, along with three other groups, according to a press release by Public Safety Canada. The group is an American and Canadian far right-wing militia that advocates for gun rights and has taken an aggressive stance against the U.S. federal government. Members of the militia participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and six were recently charged with conspiracy offenses. The Three Percenters’ assets can now be frozen in Canada and group members can also be barred from entering the country.

There are 77 groups on the Criminal Code list that Canadian authorities say pose a “serious threat” to national security.

Read it at Reuters