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Cyprus: Terror suspect 'planned to attack Israel interests'
2012-07-14
Senior police official says man tossed in the clink a week ago planned terror attack on 'Israeli interests' in Limassol

A Cyprus police front man said authorities have jugged
You have the right to remain silent...
a man on suspicion of being involved in planning a terrorist attack on the east Mediterranean island.

Spokesman Andreas Angelides said Friday that police have an "an individual in jug on possible charges pertaining to terrorism laws."
 
Angelides declined to identify the suspect, the level of his involvement in the plot and what the intended target would have been, saying disclosure of any details about the case could compromise an ongoing investigation.
 
State radio CyBC quoted an unidentified senior police official as saying that "Israeli interests" in the southern coastal town of Limassol were to be targeted. CyBC said the suspect was tossed in the clink
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
a week ago.
 
An official at the Israeli Embassy in Nicosia refused to comment on the matter.
There's getting to be quite a collection of these people. At the rate they're going, Iran won't have any left by the time the shooting starts.

Update: Debka claims :
The Lebanese man holding a Saudi passport was detained on suspicion of planning to attack an Israeli plane in Limassol. The Cypriot police gave no details.
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