Islamic State Plans Quebec Chemical Attack
On Wednesday evening, September 23, twenty-four-year-old Quebec City Resident: Louay
Angoud was arrested in Montréal by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) agents.
The investigation was led by the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET), who noted
that Angoud was carrying a knife at the time of his arrest.
Apparently, this investigation began back in April, when Louay Angoud was identified as a
terrorist threat… but until now the RCMP took no action, and instead focused on gathering
evidence against him.
Louay Angoud managed to stay off the radar because he didn’t have an official status in
Canada.
Now, ‘there is no imminent threat’, according to Corporal Martina Pillarova of the RCMP—
Angoud was planning a chemical weapons attack but had not yet acquired the materials to
make it happen.
Angoud’s Terrorist Plot
While Louay Angoud didn’t leave us any manifesto, we know from the ongoing investigation thathe had intended to commit at least one, and likely more, terrorist acts on Canadian soil. In particular, he planned to use a chemical weapon to poison Canadian citizens.
He had began researching various chemical weapons, and begin devoloping blueprints and
according to the RCMP he “communicated online with members of a terrorist group”—that
terrorist group was ISIS.
But you thought the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) had been defeated?
Yes and no. In March 23, 2019, the ISIS military was crushed and they lost the territories they controlled… but the ideology lived on.
And now, from the comfort of his Quebec City room, Angoud was able to contact ISIS to pledge his allegience to the extremist group and recruit their help in planning his attack(s).
Motive
In the years since he arrived in Quebec, Louay Angoud had become increasingly radicalized
among others who shared his views in both Quebec City and Montréal, and in the virtual world online.
Angoud’s landlord in Quebec City, Guillaume Ratté-Côté told Quebec Nouvelles that upon
hearing the news, he was “not exactly shocked”, after previously learning that the young man had been “celebrating September 11th”…
His landlord also remebered meeting Angoud’s family, who while also Muslim, were far more moderate in their beliefs and before long, they had returned home to Tunisia. Confirming that his radicalization didnt start in the home.
But most of the media isn’t reporting any of that. Its almost as if they are protecting this
wouldbe-extremist rather than the citizens he threatened.
Similarly, the RCMP strictly regulates suspect photos or mugshots and does not release or allow them to be publicized unless there is an active, verified threat to public safety.
Well, considering we know he planned to kill citizens on behalf of ISIS, and since his
bail-hearing is coming up, which could potentially see him released into the public, I think the RCMP should seriously reconsider.
Investigators are also looking into wether he was acting alone or wether there was other
accomplices in Montréal, Quebec City, or the surrounding area.
Criminal Charges
On Thursday, September 24, Angoud sat virtually before a Quebec City courtroom where he faced three charges from the RCMP:
1. Participation in the activity of a terrorist group (Participation à une activité terroriste).
2. Using or possessing property for terrorist purposes(Utilisation ou possession de biens à
des fins terroristes).
3. Commission of an offence for the benefit of a terrorist group (Infraction au profit d’un
groupe terroriste).
A fourth charge was initially added, but was dropped just before the trial began:
4. Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose (Possession d’une arme dans un
dessein dangereux)
He will return to court on Monday September 28, in person this time, to set a date for his bailhearing. We can only hope that his bail is ultimately denied to protect the Canadian people.
Rise in Regional Violence
Both Quebec City and Montréal have seemingly seen a rise in violent crime, particuarly among the youth. This trend began with a rise in gang violence and organized crime but now, this is the second extremist incidenct we reported in a matter of months.
Read Here: The Motive Behind Monday’s Montréal Massacre (6/29/26)
Just three months ago, in Montréal, we at Cocaine Company covered an attempted mass
shooting in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood. Like Louay Angoud, that shooter was both
radicalized and organized in his attack, he waited at his hotel window before firing dozens of shots at approaching police vehicles.
That June 2022 attack tragically resulted in the death of one SPVM police officer and one
innocent pedestrian. We can thankfully report now that the condition of the second officer whowas hit has stabilized. But its still indicative of larger problem.
And unfortunately the list goes on and on…
On Thursday evening, as Louay Angoud was sitting in his virtual court hearing, there was
another attack, this time in Rivière-des-Prairies, a suburb of Montréal.
This shooting took place near the intersection of Jacques-Rousseau Street and Nicolas-Joly
Avenue, and again it seemed planned out. According to witnesses a gunman approached a
young man and woman on foot, unloaded his firearm on them then fled the scene in a
pre-planned getaway vehicle.
No arrests have been made in that case so far, and the shooter remains at large. Thankfully
both the male and female victims are expected to survive and perhaps they can give us a clue to their attackers identity.
The ideology varies from Islamist, to anarchist, to gang-related, but the pattern remains thesame. A young isolated man, who is radicalized or pushed to violence in Quebec, they are seemingly highly intelligent, and capable of advanced planning— and something causes them to act.
The stats also back this up. In Canada from 2021-2025 violent crime and youth violent crime rose and then began to fall since 2024, according to Statistics Canada (shown below): Islamic State Plans Quebec Chemical Attack
But then, in the same period of time, Quebéc saw only a rise in both categories with no
subsequent drop:
There isnt any one clear group to blame, but there is a pattern, there is a trend which we can follow. But what is behind this rise in youth violence?
Since the investigation into this terrorism story is ongoing, including the possibility of
accomplices, there may be a publication ban initiated which prevents us from further reporting on Louay Angoud. However, they can’t stop us from reporting on this pattern of youth violence.
As long as the law allows us, we will continue reporting this story and keeping you updated.
