Canada puts US right-wing Three Percenters militia group on terror list
Canadian officials cited the 6 Jan riot and said members of the Three Percenters had been linked to a 2020 plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan
The Canadian government officially named the US right-wing militia group Three Percenters a terrorist entity on Friday, saying it had an active presence in Canada and could threaten national security.
Earlier this month US prosecutors obtained a conspiracy indictment against six men associated with the Three Percenters, the latest in a series of such charges arising from the 6 Jan riot at the US Capitol by former President Donald Trump's supporters.
Canadian officials cited the 6 Jan riot and said members of the Three Percenters had been linked to a 2020 plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan.
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Canada also put leading neo-Nazi activist James Mason and British group Aryan Strikeforce on the list on Friday.
The groups' assets can now be frozen by banks and financial institutions, and it is a crime for Canadians to knowingly deal with assets of a listed entity. Anyone belonging to such a group can be blocked from entering Canada.
In February, Canada named the far-right Proud Boys a terrorist entity, saying it posed a "pivotal role" in the attack on the US Capitol.
