Greek police arrest two Pakistanis planning attacks on Israelis in Athens, dismantle 'terrorist network'
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Greek officials said on Tuesday (March 28) that two Pakistanis accused of planning to target Israelis in Athens have been arrested, news agency AFP reported.
A "terrorist" network has also been dismantled, the officials said further adding that the network had "already chosen the target of the attack" and was even planning how to carry it out.
Israel accused Tehran of being behind the plot as the Jewish state said it was a fresh attempt by Iran "to promote terror against Israeli and Jewish targets abroad".
As quoted by AFP, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said referring to Israel's national intelligence agency that "after the investigation of the suspects in Greece, the Mossad helped untangle the intelligence of the network" and also its operational methods and "ties to Iran".
"As part of the investigation, it emerged that the infrastructure in Greece was part of a broad Iranian network, operated from Iran toward many countries," a statement said.
Meanwhile, Greek police spokeswoman Konstantina Dimoglidou told AFP that the "mastermind" of the cell is "a Pakistani who lives outside Europe".
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The news agency quoted a police source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, as saying that the person lived in Iran.
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A police statement said: "After coordinated actions by the Greek police and the National Intelligence Service, a terrorist network was dismantled which, from abroad, was planning strikes against carefully selected targets on Greek territory."
Greek police sources told the news agency AFP that officers had arrested two Pakistanis, aged 27 and 29, of Iranian origin. They claimed that they were planning attacks on Israelis in central Athens.
(With inputs from agencies)
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