Moroccan man charged for Ontario bomb threats

Belgian police arrested a man wanted for a series of bomb threats across the province in early November.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said that on November 1, 2023 multiple schools and other public facilities received bomb threats and demands for money in exchange for their locations.

Police said no actual explosives were ever found.

OPP said they have been working with Belgian police, who had previously arrested the suspect back in November for a series of bomb threats in Belgium, to obtain an arrest warrant.

Police said El Hachm El Moussi, 45, from Casablanca, Morocco, faces multiple charges including:

• Two counts of uttering threats,
• Two counts of mischief; and
• Two counts of extortion.

The OPP said they are consulting with the Federal Department of Justice to figure out how the accused will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice.