NEW : The alleged target was the British Columbia legislature . `` This self-radicalized behavior was intended to create maximum impact and harm to Canadian citizens at the B.C . A man who allegedly tried to blow up a Canadian Parliament building in Ottawa last week is now facing charges of attempted murder and possession of explosives. The suspects are identified as Canadian-born John Nuttall and Amanda Korody . The pair `` were inspired by al Qaeda ideology , '' police say .
NEW : The alleged target was the British Columbia legislature . A man who allegedly tried to blow up a Canadian Parliament building in Ottawa last week is now facing charges of attempted murder and possession of explosives. The suspects are identified as Canadian-born John Nuttall and Amanda Korody . The pair `` were inspired by al Qaeda ideology , '' police say .