Calgary man who searched 'killing of gay persons,' posted ISIS propaganda to TikTok, pleads to terror charge

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A Calgary man who purported to be a member of ISIS appeared to be planning to kill gay people participating in local pride events earlier this year, a judge heard during a guilty plea to a terrorism charge Friday.

Zakarya Hussein, 20, admitted to facilitating terrorist activity during the plea which took place before Justice Harry Van Harten in the Alberta Court of Justice.

From March to June of this year, Hussein posted concerning videos, photos, messages and instructions on how to make explosive devices to various messaging and social media accounts like Telegram, TikTok and Snapchat, court heard.

When police searched Hussein’s house in mid-June, investigators

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