The Canadian jihadist terrorist count in growing…

Eighth suspect sought in alleged homegrown terror plot

There are now eight suspects in a massive police probe into an alleged terror plot to bomb the Parliament buildings, the Ottawa Citizen has learned.

An early Friday arrest had raised the number of people in an alleged Ottawa terror cell to seven.

But the Citizen has learned the team carrying out the investigation, known as Project Samossa, has now identified an eighth conspirator in the homegrown terrorist bomb plot against the country’s seat of government and coalition troops in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, on Friday, several police vehicles and a heavily armed tactical team converged on a vehicle in Ottawa, handcuffing the driver, who appeared to be in his late 20s, and searching the car.

RCMP said Friday the man has not been charged and his identity was being withheld.