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Swedish man held in Cyprus suspected of terror plot. Hezbollah accused of behind Cyprus Swede's arrest

Monday, 16 July 2012
Islamist movement Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas supported by Iran have been accused of being behind the terrorist plans that a Swedish man was accused of terrorist activities in Cyprus.

Report hold that the terrorist organisation backed by Iran were plotting to attack its citizens in Cyprus after police on the Mediterranean island arrested a Swedish passport holder of Lebanese descend on suspicion of security offences.

Swedish media reports that the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that terrorist movement backed by Iran were behind the Swedish citizen being arrested in the Cypriot coastal city of Limassol on July 7 then "foreign intelligence" tipped off that the man was planning a terrorist attack.

It is held that he was detained after tracking the movement of Israeli tourists on the island, but has not been charged with any crime. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to Swedish media on Sunday accused the Shiite organization Hezbollah, which is listed as terror organisation in the U.S., to have been behind the planned attack.

In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident "the attempted terrorist attack by Hezbollah against an Israeli target in Cyprus". He accused the Shi'ite guerrilla group's sponsor, Iran, of overall responsibility.

The arrested Swedish man is 24 years old. He is a Swedish citizen of Lebanese descent. 
by Scancomark.se

 

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