Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and Mostafa Eldidi, 26, both of Toronto, have been arrested on nine terrorism-related offences, including conspiracy to murder at the direction of the Islamic State (ISIS).

Documents filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice show the father and son lived at the same address in the eastern Toronto suburb of Scarborough. According to the RCMP, both men are Canadian citizens.

Two Toronto men — Ahmad Fouad Mostafa Eldidi and his son, Mostafa Eldidi — are facing multiple terrorism-related charges for allegedly working with ISIS. -CBC News pic.twitter.com/LJJyJrVmCy

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RCMP Assistant Commissioner Matt Peggs announced the arrests at a press conference on Wednesday morning. 

RCMP announce more details on two men arrested for terrorism charges: Ahmad Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and Mostafa Eldidi, 26, are facing nine charges, including conspiracy to commit murder on behalf of ISIS.

Police say the men had an axe and machete as weapons. pic.twitter.com/3pfRIxCW5t

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The pair are also charged with "knowingly participating or contributing" to the activity of an outlawed terrorist entity, ISIS, for the purposes of carrying out a terrorist act. 

Two Toronto men — Ahmad Fouad Mostafa Eldidi and his son, Mostafa Eldidi — are facing multiple terrorism-related charges for allegedly working with ISIS. -CBC News pic.twitter.com/LJJyJrVmCy

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Other charges include possessing a machete and an axe. The elder Eldidi also faces a separate aggravated assault charge from an incident dating back to 2015 "outside of Canada."