THREAT DIRECTED AT US EMBASSY OTTAWA

S E C R E T OTTAWA 002030 SIPDIS TERREP STATE FOR DS/IP/WHA, DS/ICI/PII, DS/ITA POSTS FOR PO, RSO AND PSO E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/06/2016 TAGS: PTER ASEC SUBJECT: THREAT DIRECTED AT US EMBASSY OTTAWA REF: GREY/KEIL E-MAIL DATED JULY 6 Classified By: RSO THOMAS F. GREY: REASON: 1.4d ¶1. (S/NF) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO RSO CONCERNING A POTENTIAL THREAT DIRECTED AT THE US EMBASSY OTTAWA. ACCORDING TO RMAS UNCORROBORATED INFORMATION AL-QAEDA REPORTEDLY IS PLANNING TO ATTACK AMERICANS AND ARAB INTELLIGENCE SERVICES IN JORDAN, SYRIA, LEBANON, EGYPT AND PALESTINE. AL-QAEDA ALSO ALLEGEDLY PLANS TO ATTACK THE U.S. EMBASSY IN CANADA THROUGH AN EGYPTIAN NAMED "ABD-AL-MUN'IM AL-ZAYYAT." ¶2. (S) RSO AND FBI PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED RCMP COUNTERPARTS IN BOTH PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE (CID). RCMP IMMEDIATELY CONVENED A MEETING AT THEIR OTTAWA HEADQUARTERS TO REVIEW AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND DISCUSS PROTECTIVE OPTIONS. ALTHOUGH INFORMATION IS EXTREMELY LIMITED AND SENSITIVE, A CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER WAY. INDIVIDUAL NOTED IN PARA 1 IS NOT KNOWN TO CANADIAN AUTHORITIES. ¶3. (S/NF) IN ADDITION TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF PROTECTIVE SECURITY MEASURES ALREADY IN PLACE, INCREASED MEASURES INCLUDE: -- VISIBLE RCMP STATIC POSTS HAVE BEEN RE-ESTABLISHED -- OTTAWA POLICE EMERGENCY TACTICAL UNITS ADVISED AND WILL INCREASE AREAS WITHIN JURISDICTION -- RSO/SD PERSONNEL ADVISED OF INCREASED "GENERAL THREAT" AND REPORT ANY UNUSUAL ACTIVITY TO RSO AND RCMP COUNTERPARTS -- ADDITIONAL PROTECTIVE COVERAGE ADDED TO COM WHO DEPARTS POSTS FOR CALGARY JULY 7. -- MARINE SECURITY GUARDS ADVISED SPECIFICALLY -- LGF ADVISED OF "GENERAL THREAT" -- ALL PERSONNEL REQUIRING ACCESS WILL UNDERGO ADDED SCREENING PROCEDURES -- DELIVERIES TO THE EMBASSY TERMINATED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE -- IV, NIV AND AMCITS ARE LIMITED TO HAND CARRIED PAPERWORK ONLY -- RCMP MOBILE PATROLS IN THE AREA OF THE EMBASSY, MSGR AND DCMR INCREASED -- RCMP PROTECTIVE COVERAGE FOR ALL US FACILITIES INCREASED -- COM AND DCM HAVE BEEN BRIEFED -- CONS CHECK OF PROVIDED NAME CONDUCTED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS RSO WILL ADVISE IF ADDITIONAL DETAILS BECOME AVAILABLE. ¶4. (SBU) FOR RSO AMMAN, CAIRO, TEL AVIV AND BEIRUT. PLEASE CONDUCT HOST AGENCIES CHECKS ON THE INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED IN PARA 1 WITH RESULTS FORWARDED TO RSO TOM GREY, DRSO JOHN LEAZIER AND ARSO VINCE MARTINEZ. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa WILKINS