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| December 21, 2012
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3 Iranian Stooges in botched bomb plot against Israelis claim innocence in Bangkok court

2 of the Iranians who allegedly targeted Israeli diplomats say they’re innocent & were stunned, shocked to discover hidden explosives in a cabinet in their rented Bangkok home.

 

BANGKOK – Two Iranians arrested after a botched bomb plot that allegedly targeted Israeli diplomats say they’re innocent and were stunned to discover explosives stashed in a cabinet in their rented Bangkok home, a lawyer said Friday.

Iranian Saeid Moradi

Iranian Saeid Moradi arrives at Bangkok South Criminal Court December 21, 2012 – Photo by AP

Both men appeared in court Friday, 10 months after the explosives blew apart their home in a residential Bangkok neighborhood on Valentine’s Day. Continue Reading »

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| October 29, 2012
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Buenos Aires demands extradition of 8 Iranian suspected in 1994 bombing

Argentina demands that Iran extradite 8 suspects suspected in the attack that killed 85 & wounded nearly 300 

Among the 8 suspects are former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani & Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

Argentinian and Iranian officials are scheduled to meet in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss the investigation of the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Israel Radio reported on Monday.

Scene of the deadly 1994 bombing in a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that killed 85 and wounded nearly 300. – Photo: AP

According to the report, the Argentinian Foreign Ministry released a statement saying the meeting was discussed between the two countries’ foreign ministers during the U.N. Continue Reading »

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| September 12, 2012
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Jerusalem and Bulgaria divided over responsibility for Burgas attack

Israel positive Iran & Hezbollah planned the terror attack that killed 5 Israelis, but Bulgaria not so sure.

 

Israeli and Bulgarian differences over apportioning blame for the July terrorist attack in Burgas surfaced at a joint press conference between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Metodiev Borisov on Tuesday.

The Burgas Airport in Bulgaria. - Photo: REUTERS

The Burgas Airport in Bulgaria. – Photo: REUTERS

Within hours of the attack that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver, Netanyahu said that Hezbollah and Iran were behind the attack. The Bulgarian authorities, who have yet to make an arrest in the case, have not yet formally pointed a finger at any group.

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| August 20, 2012
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Iran rejects allegation by Afghanistan in latest Int’l terrorists bombings

Afghanistan’s spy agency killed 2 alleged insurgents & detained 3 Iranian citizens this week, for alleged involvement in bombings.

By Reuters

 

Iran has rejected Afghan government claims that Tehran orchestrated a series of suicide bomb attacks earlier this week that killed at least 28 people in Afghanistan, Iran’s English-language Press TV reported on Sunday.

The scene following the bombing of a mosque in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

The scene following the bombing of a mosque in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Photo by AP

Afghanistan’s spy agency, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), killed two alleged insurgents and detained three more this week for what they said was their involvement in the bombings this week in Afghanistan’s Nimroz province. Continue Reading »

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| July 30, 2012
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India reports: Iran behind attack on Israeli diplomat in Feb.

Official Indian Police report names Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guards responsible for New Delhi terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy

By Ynet

The New Delhi Police has officially named Iran’s Revolutionary Guards responsible for the February 13 terror attacks against Israeli diplomats in the Indian capital.

עיתונאי סייע למחבלים האיראנים. זירת הפיגוע בניו דלהי (צילום: AP)

Scene of the attack – Photo: AP

The attack saw an explosion tear through a diplomat’s car in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi. Tal Yehoshua Koren, the wife of one of the diplomats was injured in the blast.

Tal Yehoshua Koren

Tal Yehoshua Koren – AP

According to the Time of India, the investigation has concluded that the Iranian suspects “discussed the plan to attack the Israeli diplomats in India and other countries with Indian journalist Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi in January.” Continue Reading »

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| July 24, 2012
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Two Iranians on trial in Nairobi deny all bomb plot charges

Ahmad Mohammed & Sayed Mousavi deny all bomb plot charges on 1st day of trial in Kenya

Reuters

 

Two Iranians suspected of plotting to make bombs for attacks in Kenyan cities denied the charges against them at the first day of their trial in Nairobi on Monday.

Ahmad Mohammed and Sayed Mousavi - deny bomb charges Photo: AP

Ahmad Mohammed & Sayed Mousavi – Photo: AP

At least 32 people have been killed in a series of attacks in the capital, the port city of Mombasa, and the northern town of Garissa since Kenyan troops invaded Somalia last October to crush al Shabaab insurgents blamed for a surge in violence and kidnappings. Continue Reading »

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| July 23, 2012
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Israel attack plot suspect detained by Cyprus court

Swedish national held on suspicion of espionage & conspiring to commit crimes against Israeli targets.

By REUTERS

 

 

NICOSIA – A man suspected of planning attacks on Israeli interests in Cyprus was detained by a court on the island on Monday, as Israel’s leader again accused Hezbollah militants and Iran over the alleged plot.

El Al airplanes sit on the runway – Photo: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

The 24-year-old suspect, whose name has not been disclosed, was arrested in the Cypriot port city of Limassol on July 7, on suspicion of tracking the movements of Israeli tourists. He is a Swedish national of Lebanese origin.

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| July 16, 2012
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Kenya brings charges against 2 Iranian terrorists

Nairobi court charged  2 Iranian men arrested in June with explosives, that they planned to attack Israeli & foreign targets in Kenya

By AFP

A Kenyan court charged two Iranian nationals with illegal possession of explosives Monday, a day after a grenade attack on a bar in the southern city of Mombasa that killed three people.

Iranian suspects in court Photo: AP

Iranian suspects in court Photo: AP

The Iranians, whom police said they arrested last week over suspected links to a terror network planning bombings in Mombasa and Nairobi against Israeli and foreign targets, are accused of possessing 15 kilos (33 pounds) of the powerful explosive RDX, according to the charge sheet presented in court. Continue Reading »

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| July 4, 2012
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Kenya Arrests Iranian Terrorists who Targeted Israeli

Two Iranian terrorists who were arrested in Kenya were planning to attack Israeli, American, British and Saudi targets in the country.

By Elad Benari

 

Officials in Nairobi reported on Monday that two Iranian terrorists who were arrested in Kenya last week were planning to attack Israeli, American, British and Saudi targets in the country.

According to the officials, 15 kg of RDX-type explosives, designed to carry out powerful terrorist attacks, were found to be in the possession of the terrorists.

The suspects denied the charges against them, the officials said. One of them said, “We are asking the court to let us go because we are innocent.” Continue Reading »

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| June 18, 2012
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How Iran orchestrated bombings in India, Thailand and Georgia

The Guardian reveals evidence linking a Feb. 13 car bombing in Delhi, attempted car bombing in Tbilisi the same day and massive explosion in Bangkok house the following day to each other, and to Iran.

Dan Lavie and Israel Hayom Staff

 

 

British newspaper The Guardian revealed on Sunday new evidence pointing to a correlation between three attacks — in India, Thailand and Georgia — earlier this year. The three attacks are believed to have been perpetrated by Iran. The new details confirm that all the individuals involved in the planning of the attacks had reached their respective destinations at approximately the same time.

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