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Iranian diplomat arrested over suspected plot against opposition meeting
Jeruselm Post ^ | July 3, 2018 01:52

Posted on 07/03/2018 6:59:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Two suspects in Belgium were intercepted by Belgian police on Saturday, with 500 grams of TATP, a home-made explosive produced from easily available chemicals, as well as a detonation device found in their car, a joint statement by the Belgian prosecutor and the intelligence services said.

The 38-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, identified only as Amir S. and Nasimeh N., were charged with attempted terrorist murder and preparation of a terrorist act, it said.

The diplomat at the Iranian embassy in the Austrian capital Vienna was arrested in Germany, the Belgian statement said. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is due to visit Austria on Wednesday

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TOPICS: War on Terror
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1 posted on 07/03/2018 6:59:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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I wonder if the Belgian police found US passports on them.


3 posted on 07/03/2018 9:18:25 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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