Brazil has arrested two people suspected of being part of a Hezbollah terror plot to attack Jews in the South American country, authorities said Wednesday.
Brazilian authorities, working with Israeli intelligence, foiled a plot by Hezbollah to orchestrate attacks on Jews in the South American country, officials said Wednesday. Brazil's Federal Police arrested two people suspected of being financed by the Lebanon-based and Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group to commit domestic attacks and to recruit Brazilian citizens, Reuters reported.
The two suspects were taken into police custody in Sao Paulo, but have not been identified. One was apprehended at Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport after having just landed from Lebanon, the Times of Israel reported. The intended targets reportedly included synagogues. 'We're following with apprehension and concern this Federal Police operation today.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah and Iran 'continue to operate around the world to carry out attacks against Israeli, Jewish and Western targets.' 'The Mossad operates and will continue to operate and thwart these attempts with a variety of methods wherever necessary,' his office said. Since the Oct.
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