Authorities in Brazil arrested two people on Wednesday to foil an alleged attack, which the Israeli Prime Minister's office said was planned by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Authorities in Brazil arrested two people on Wednesday to foil an alleged attack, which the Israeli Prime Minister's office said was planned by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.
“The Mossad thanks the Brazilian security services for the arrest of a terrorist cell that was operated by Hezbollah in order to carry out an attack on Israeli and Jewish targets in Brazil,” the statement said. It said the attack was “planned by the Hezbollah terrorist organization, directed and financed by Iran.”
A statement from Brazil's Federal Police did not give details about the suspects or the alleged targets. It said police also executed 11 search warrants in the states of Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais and the Federal District that were aimed at obtaining proof of the possible recruitment of Brazilians to carry out extremist acts in the country, adding that it was targeting both recruits and recruiters.
“We congratulate the Federal Police, the public prosecutor’s office and the justice ministry for their preventive action," said the group, known by its acronym Conib.
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