850 גג

Peru arrests 2 in foiled Iranian plot to assassinate Israeli businessman

Peruvian police report arrest of Majid Azizi, member of Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force, who was planning an assassination attempt on an Israeli national at APEC forum
Peruvian police on Friday said they had captured an Iranian and a Peruvian national who were allegedly planning an attack on an Israeli businessman at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), scheduled to be held later this year in the Andean nation.
1 View gallery
 דגל איראן
 דגל איראן
Iranian flag
(Photo: AP)
Peru's chief of police, Oscar Arriola, told a press conference the arrests were made after an investigation in coordination with international intelligence agencies, which provided "sensitive" information about an Iranian citizen who arrived in Peru at the beginning of March.
"We had to act quickly because today (the Iranian) was set to return to Iran after forming a terrorist cell to wipe out an Israeli national" who was going to participate in the APEC event, Arriola said.
<< Follow Ynetnews on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok >>
More stories:
Both the Iranian, whom Arriola identified as 56-year-old Majid Azizi, a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Force who has been living in Peru since 1997, and the Peruvian were arrested on Thursday, he said. Azizi also holds Peruvian nationality by marriage, Arriola said.
Arriola said that authorities had identified the Israeli who would have been targeted in the attack, though they were choosing not to release the person's name due to security reasons.
Comments
The commenter agrees to the privacy policy of Ynet News and agrees not to submit comments that violate the terms of use, including incitement, libel and expressions that exceed the accepted norms of freedom of speech.
""