TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) - Two men charged in Canada with plotting an attack on a passenger train will appear in court for bail hearings on Tuesday, while questions swirl about their background and reported links to al Qaeda elements in Iran.
Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, of Montreal and Raed Jaser, 35, were arrested and charged by Canadian police on Monday, sparking worries of a Canadian terror attack just one week after the Boston Marathon bombings killed three people and injured more than 200.
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