Brazilian Army soldiers take part in military exercise during presentation of the security forces for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in front of the National Stadium, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, July 22, 2016. Security has emerged as the top concern during the Olympics, including violence possibly spilling over from Rio's hundreds of slums. Authorities have said 85,000 police officers and soldiers will be patrolling during the competitions. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
That cell was “controlled and financed” by Iran, Israeli intelligence suggests.
By TPS
Brazilian security forces, in cooperation with Israel’s Mossad national intelligence agency, foiled an attack on Jewish and Israeli targets by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday.
In a statement from Jerusalem, the Mossad thanked Brazil’s security forces “for the arrest of a terrorist cell that acted on behalf of the terrorist organization Hezbollah.”
That cell was “controlled and financed” by Iran, Israeli intelligence suggests.
The Folha de São Paulo newspaper quoted local police as saying Hezbollah attempted to recruit Brazilian citizens to carry out attacks against the Brazilian Jewish community.
Two individuals were reportedly apprehended in São Paulo, which is home to 50,000 Jews, or about half of the country’s Jewish population.
One suspect was arrested at São Paulo’s international airport after having just landed from Lebanon, added the report.
Since 2013, Hezbollah terror cells targeting Israelis have been uncovered in Nigeria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Thailand, Turkey and Azerbaijan.
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