The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arrested a minor in Ottawa last week for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack against Jews.

The Global News reported that the suspect was arraigned in court on Saturday on two criminal charges in what national security sources said was a religiously motivated incident.

The RCMP said he was charged with facilitation of a terrorist activity “by communicating instructional material related to an explosive substance” and he was charged with “instructing, directly or indirectly, a person to carry out a terrorist activity against Jewish persons.”

The boy’s father told a separate publication that he did not think his son was capable of carrying out an act of terrorism.

“He’s too young,” the man said. “He doesn’t have any plan of terrorism attacks or something.”

The RCMP has arrested several minors on terrorism charges over the last several months in what officials have said is a disturbing pattern of young people becoming radicalized online.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wrote on X, “The alleged terror plot targeting Jews in Ottawa should awaken us to the horrifying rise of antisemitism since Hamas’ genocidal Oct. 7 attack on Israel.”

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“We must redouble our efforts to protect our people and defeat anti-Jewish hatred. Thanks to the RCMP for their work to protect our people,” he added.