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The 20-year-old was arrested in 2006 along with 17 others in a massive anti-terrorism operation in Toronto.

Delivering the verdict, the judge said there was "overwhelming" evidence that a terrorist group existed and that the youth "knew what it was about".

The trials of 10 others, including the alleged ringleaders, are still pending.

Charges against the remaining suspects have since been dropped.

Undercover operation

The defendant cannot be identified under Canadian law as he was a minor at the time his arrest in 2006.

He was found guilty of participating in a terrorist organisation rather than the more serious crime of plotting bomb attacks - a charge faced by some of the group.

The cell members were arrested after allegedly trying to buy several tonnes of ammonium nitrate from police officers who were operating undercover.

Prosecutors said the group planned to bomb key Canadian landmarks including parliament in Ottawa.

(BBC)

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