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OTTAWA – Former Ottawa hospital technician Misbahuddin Ahmed was found guilty Friday of two terrorism-related charges, but a jury acquitted him on a third more serious count.

Ahmed, 30, was convicted of conspiring to knowingly facilitate a terrorist activity and participation in the activities of a terrorist group. He was found not guilty of possession of explosives with intent to do harm.

“There have been very few terror convictions in Canada, fortunately,” he said.

“This is one of only a handful … we’re fortunate and we should feel glad that that’s the case. It is significant. And the only reason that there are so few of these is because it is such a serious offence.

“As an offence, it contemplates harming your fellow Canadians to advance some sort of religious or ideological agenda. And that’s what the jury has found that Mr. Ahmed intended to do.”

Defence lawyer Mark Ertel said Ahmed didn’t pose a threat.

“I think everyone who was present during the trial knows what kind of a man this guy is. He doesn’t pose any danger to anyone,” Ertel said.

“He’s a good man, a family man. The jury obviously found that for a short period of time in his life, he was misguided.”