Canada
Slahi moved to Montreal, Canada on November 26, 1999 because German immigration wouldn't prolong his visa. Since he was a hafidh, he was asked to lead Ramadan prayers for a large Muslim mosque by its Imam. (p. 14) Ahmed Ressam, who was caught with explosives crossing the Canadian border in December 1999 as part of the 2000 Millennium Plot, was also a member of the same mosque. Since Slahi's name was known to U.S. intelligence, he became suspected of activating Ressam.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) put Slahi under surveillance for several weeks but lacked any grounds to arrest him. According to a classified report of German intelligence, "there is not only no evidence of any involvement by Ould Slahi in the planning and preparation of the attacks, but also no indication that Ressam and Ould Slahi knew each other." Slahi left Canada to return to Mauritania on January 21, 2000.
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