Media outlets in Cyprus reveal further details on arrest of Lebanese man suspected of planning terror attacks against Israelis; local authorities investigating case in conjunction with foreign agencies| Kudos and thanks to the Cypriots. |
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on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks against Israelis.
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It was further reported that the suspect used a Swedish passport, contrary to previous reports which indicated he holds a Saudi passport. According to Cypriot news websites, Israeli and local authorities are investigating whether the suspect has connections in and outside of Cyprus.
A news website reported that the suspect is a member of Hezbollah while state CyBC radio reported that documents and photographs were found in his possession detailing movements of Israelis on the island.
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A police front man announced Saturday that Cypriot authorities cooled for a few years
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a man on suspicion he planned terrorist attacks. A local radio report said the suspect planned to hit Israeli targets.
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The front man refused to disclose the suspect's identity, involvement in the plot and the attack's target. "This is an issue of security which we take very seriously and we cannot comment any further," the front man told AFP.
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The suspect was cooled for a few years
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in police custody for another seven days.
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According to Sigmalive the man arrived on the island to plan and orchestrate the blowing up of a plane or a bus. Local daily Phileleftheros said notes with details of Israeli aircraft were found in his possession.
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State radio said the suspect was staying in the southern coastal resort of Limassol and took photographs of Israeli interests.
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According to one report, Limassol police received an alert from a foreign intelligence agency and cooled for a few years
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It was not the first time that a Lebanese-Swedish national has been accused of plotting attacks against Israeli targets. In January, Thai authorities arrested Hussein Idris, a Lebanese-Swedish national together with another Lebanese man on suspicion that they were plotting a series of bomb attacks against Israeli targets in Bangkok.
Sigma TV's web portal reported the man had been tracking the movement of Israeli tourists on the island, while Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros said he was attempting to pinpoint areas frequented by Israeli tourists and the buses they used.
Cyprus lies just west of Syria and Lebanon but has been largely unscathed by the violence and upheaval rattling the Middle East. Its last major security incident was a botched car bomb attack on the Israeli embassy in the capital Nicosia in May 1988 which killed three people.