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Israeli official: Pakistanis arrested in Greece promised money by Iran to attack Jews
Illustrative - A Greek police officer closes the entrance of the court house following the transfer of suspects that have been charged with membership in a terrorist organization, in Athens, March 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
An Israeli security official reveals the mastermind behind a recently foiled plot to harm Israeli and Jewish targets in Greece.
According to the official, Mohammad Mohsen Reza, a 65-year-old Pakistani living in Iran, has been working with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp for many years in recruiting terror operatives abroad.
Reza is said to be the one who was giving orders to Irtaza Haider and Hussein Abid, the two Pakistani men in Greece who were arrested last week on charges of plotting to harm Jewish and Israeli targets in Athens.
The Israeli official says that Haider and Abid were asked to gather intelligence, buy explosive devices and plan and carry out an attack in the heart of Athens, in exchange for a high financial reward.
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