Posted on 03/14/2012 7:15:56 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
22 arrested in Azerbaijan in plot on US, Israeli embassies
Published March 14, 2012 | FoxNews.com
Officials in Azerbaijan have arrested 22 people suspected of plotting attacks on the American and Israeli embassies in the capital Baku, the Agence France Presse is reporting.
The plot was reportedly on behalf of Azerbaijan’s neighbor, Iran, according to the national security ministry.
"Twenty-two citizens of Azerbaijan have been arrested by the national security ministry for cooperating with the Iranian Sepah," the ministry said, referring to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, according to AFP. "On orders of the Sepah, they were to commit terrorist acts against the US, Israeli and other Western states' embassies and the embassies' employees."
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The downside of the breakup of the Soviet Union. I would much rather have Russia controlling those Central Asian Republicans, and at least keeping the Muzzies there somewhat in line.
s/b Central Asian Republics, not Republicans (my Kingdom for an edit feature)
related article...
Iran Warns Azerbaijan over Israeli ‘arms buy’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2852826/posts
22 down 12,999,999,978 to go.
I’m a little confused if this is regarding investigation into incident from 2 -3 wks ago, or if it’s a totally separate incident.
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