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TORONTO — Two Canadians are the latest addition to the United States’ list of most-wanted terrorists that says the men are a threat to American national security and economic interests.

The decision to add 24-year-old Farah Mohamed Shirdon and 30-year-old Tarek Sakr to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists was published Wednesday in an official register of U.S. government regulations.

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In an online bulletin, the State Department identifies Sakr as a Syrian-born Canadian citizen who has conducted sniper training for the al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front. Canadian-born Shirdon, who the Americans say also goes by the name of Abu Usamah, is a prominent fighter, as well as recruiter and fundraiser for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

“Today’s action notifies the U.S. public and the international community that Sakr and Shirdon are actively engaged in terrorism,” the U.S. State Department said in a release online.