Greek police arrest suspects planning terrorist attack at Jewish restaurant

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Greek police have arrested two Pakistani nationals suspected of planning a terrorist attack against a Jewish restaurant in Athens, according to Ekathimerini.

AMNA has reported that the unnamed suspects, 27 and 29 years old, were receiving orders from other Pakistani nationals in Iran.

Israel‘s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late on Tuesday that his country’s intelligence services, Mossad, helped Greece with the operation and the attack was orchestrated from Iran.

Women enter a Jewish restaurant in central Athens, March 28, 2023. Greek police sources said they arrested two men who targeted the building. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images)
Women enter a Jewish restaurant in central Athens, March 28, 2023. Greek police sources said they arrested two men who targeted the building. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images.

“The investigation exposed that the operation in Greece was part of a vast Iranian network, operated from Iran across many countries,” a statement from Netanyahu’s office read.

Greek police said they detected digital evidence where a group was looking for people to attack a building with “special significance” in Greece.

The suspects were charged with terrorism offences, while a third man believed to be outside Greece has been charged in absentia with similar offences.

Source: Ekathimerini and AP News

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