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Israel says Lebanese held in Cyprus part of Hezbollah bomb plot
Source: Reuters
World | Mon Jun 1, 2015 12:25pm EDT
Israel says Lebanese held in Cyprus part of Hezbollah bomb plot
JERUSALEM
Israel's defense minister said on Monday that a Lebanese-Canadian man arrested in Cyprus after authorities found almost two tonnes of ammonium nitrate in his basement was part of a Hezbollah bomb plot.
Minister Moshe Yaalon said he was citing information he had received from authorities in Nicosia.
Cypriot media had reported a possible connection between the 26-year-old suspect, who arrived in May and was staying in the coastal town of Larnaca, and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Lebanese militia opposed to Israel.
After the arrest on Wednesday, police declined comment on the case beyond saying they were investigating all possibilities. They could not be reached for comment on Monday.
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Israel says Lebanese held in Cyprus part of Hezbollah bomb plot
JERUSALEM
Israel's defense minister said on Monday that a Lebanese-Canadian man arrested in Cyprus after authorities found almost two tonnes of ammonium nitrate in his basement was part of a Hezbollah bomb plot.
Minister Moshe Yaalon said he was citing information he had received from authorities in Nicosia.
Cypriot media had reported a possible connection between the 26-year-old suspect, who arrived in May and was staying in the coastal town of Larnaca, and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Lebanese militia opposed to Israel.
After the arrest on Wednesday, police declined comment on the case beyond saying they were investigating all possibilities. They could not be reached for comment on Monday.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/01/us-cyprus-explosives-israel-idUSKBN0OH2X120150601
