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Valentine's Day Mass Shooting Plot Foiled in Nova Scotia, Canada

A murder-suicide plot to open fire in public and kill a "large number of individual citizens" on Valentine's Day was foiled, police in Nova Scotia, Canada said.

A man found dead at a home in Halifax and a female American suspect had been planning to go to a "public venue" and carry out a massacre before killing themselves, police said.

"I am extremely pleased to report that this threat was averted," Asst. Commissioner Brian Brennan told reporters late Friday.

The female suspect, a 23-year-old woman from Geneva, Illinois, was arrested at Halifax's airport. She confessed to the plot and prewrote a number of pronouncements to be tweeted after her death, The Associated Press reported.

The 19-year-old male suspect shot himself to death after police were tipped off about the plot and surrounded his home in Timberlea at about 1.20 a.m. local time (12.20 a.m. ET) Friday.

Two other men, aged 20 and 17, were also involved but their role isn't yet clear, police said.

Brennan said the exact motive for the planned killing was unclear but it was "not culturally based."

"I wouldn't characterize it as a terrorist event," he told reporters according to CBC. "I would classify it as a group of individuals that had some beliefs and were willing to carry out violent acts against citizens but there's nothing in the investigation to classify it as a terrorist attack or terrorist incident."

Nova Scotia premier Stephen McNeil said in a statement: "On behalf of all Nova Scotians, I thank our police officials, here and in the United States, for their quick and professional work. We are grateful for their dedication and vigilance."

Valentine's Day Mass Shooting Plot Foiled in Nova Scotia, Canada - NBC News