A Toronto woman is facing seven charges after two people were attacked Saturday in a Canadian Tire store at Cedarbrae Mall.

The RCMP’s Toronto-based Integrated National Security Enforcement Team is working with Toronto police on the investigation, said Corp. Louise Savard.

Savard would not say why the INSET team is involved because the investigation is ongoing.

The specialized teams are aimed at tracking, deterring and disrupting terrorist groups or individuals who pose a threat to Canadian national security, the RCMP website says.

A woman walked into the paint section of the store with a golf club and swung at employees and a customer, police allege in a news release.

She began to utter threats before she was restrained and the cops were contacted, police said.

The assailant then pulled a large knife from under her clothing, which employees and customers managed to pry from her hand, police allege. One store employee sustained non life-threatening injuries.

Rehab Dughmosh, 32, is charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, one count of assault, one count of uttering a threat to cause death, two counts of possessing a weapon for committing an offence and one count of carrying a concealed weapon.

Dughmosh appeared for a bail hearing at the College Park court house Tuesday afternoon wearing a black niqab and prison clothes.

When asked to identify herself for the record, she instead made reference in Arabic to “the leader of the believers,” according to the court’s translator.

The rest of her statements were one-word answers to questions asked by the judge.

Dughmosh does not have a lawyer. She was told she has a right to a lawyer and a bail hearing.

Dughmosh will remain in custody until her next appearance on June 21 at 9 a.m.

First Capital Realty vice president Maryanne McDougald confirmed in an emailed statement that an incident took place on Cedarbrae Mall property, near Markham Rd. and Lawrence Ave. E., late Saturday afternoon.

“Thankfully no one was hurt,” she said. “We have been in contact with the tenant and police and are working with both.

“The safety and security of our customers and employees is our No. 1 priority. In this particular case, our security team responded immediately upon notification from the tenant.

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“This is a very unfortunate incident and as a precaution, we have increased security at the mall in order to help shoppers and employees feel more secure.”

With files from Alanna Rizza

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