Cyprus : Lebanese bomb suspect ‘linked to Hezbollah chief

[azzo]

Cyprus : Lebanese bomb suspect ‘linked to Hezbollah chief

A Lebanese-Canadian man detained in Cyprus after two tonnes of potential bomb-making material was found in his home was reported by media Friday to be a member of the militant group Hezbollah.

The Phileleftheros newspaper said the 26-year-old man, who was remanded in custody on Thursday, belonged to the Lebanese organisation’s military wing and had personal links to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

The daily said the man, who has not been named, arrived in Cyprus last week for what he described as a holiday.

He was arrested on Wednesday following a period of surveillance and more than 400 boxes of ammonium nitrate — a fertiliser that when mixed with other substances can be used to make explosives — was discovered at his home in Larnaca.

The suspect reportedly told police he knew the material was in his basement but claimed it was not his.

The Politis daily said authorities had not ruled out that the suspect was planning an attack on Israeli targets on the Mediterranean resort island, which attracts thousands of visitors from nearby Israel each year.


“We are investigating every possibility and any links (to extremism), if they exist, will be investigated and evaluated,” said Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou.

Police sources say the man faces possible charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, membership of a terrorist organisation and illegal possession and transfer of explosive materials.

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Cyprus : Lebanese bomb suspect ‘linked to Hezbollah chief

Iran’s IRGC trained Hezbollah member arrested in Cyprus for bombing plot: Reports

 

[Hussein]

your second link is from a terrorist organization source. congrats about it azzo
not the first time you use their website articles

 

[azzo]

your second link is from a terrorist organization source. congrats about it azzo
not the first time you use their website articles

What about the first link? Nothing?

And the only Iranian terrorists are the ones who are ruling Khomenistan right now.

 

[Hussein]

What about the first link? Nothing?

And the only Iranian terrorists are the ones who are ruling Khomenistan right now.

it is the only answer you can give ?

first link is anti Iran source. it is fair.

second link is something that should not appear as source of news in a forum :
it is the website of a terrorist organization

it is not the first time you use it. i know your country is supporting them and your newspaper quotes their sources ...
just showing again how your country is supporting terrorism
AGAIN

 

[Madali]

Every 1-2 years, we heard about a foiled terrorist attempt by Hezbollah or Iran. Nothing new. Usual propaganda.

 

[U8200]

The Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida quoted exclusive sources who said that the Mossad passed information to authorities in Cyprus that led to the arrest of a Lebanese-Canadian individual last Friday after two tons of ammonium nitrate was found in his basement and he was accused of planning terror attacks on Israeli sites using the chemically explosive material.


The arrested man is also suspected of working with Hezbollah in Lebanon and even being in contact with the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah.

The arrested man in Cyprus is suspected of being in contact with Hassan Nasrallah.

Sources cited in the Al Jarida report claimed that the Mossad had closely followed the man's movements for some time after receiving a tip that he was planning an attack. Al Jarida also cited the sources saying that the suspected Hezbollah operative was scouting out Israeli targets in Larnaca and that he was seen just meters from the house of the Israeli ambassador to Cyprus.

According to the newspaper, the Mossad informed authorities in Cyprus only after they knew that the man had acquired the massive amounts of ammonium nitrate.

Additionally, an Israeli source told Al Jarida that the Mossad was listening in on the suspect's phone conversations, including those of a personal nature made while in Cyprus.


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Don't know why my Cyprus thread was deleted. Probably by the Irani Serpentine mod who's very sensitive to his country's terrorist activities in the region.