Suspect denies plot to attack Israeli interests in Cyprus
NICOSIA (Reuters) - A Lebanese-Swedish man denied charges on
Friday of plotting to attack Israeli tourists in Cyprus, in a case which
authorities said bore similarities to a deadly attack in Bulgaria this
year.
The 24-year-old defendant faces eight counts of conspiracy and consent to commit a crime and participation in a criminal organisation. A Cyprus court ordered two hearings into the case on October 25 and 26.
Israel has described the man as a Hezbollah operative whose modus operandi was similar to that of a suicide bomber who killed five Israelis in the Bulgarian resort of Burgas in July. Cypriot officials have also said his actions bore some similarities to what happened in Burgas.
The suspect is a Swedish national of Lebanese descent who was arrested in the Cypriot port town of Limassol in July, two weeks before the Burgas bombing. Police say he was monitoring the movements of Israeli tourists in the town. No attack took place.
(Reporting by Michele Kambas; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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Where: Nicosia
Who: Lebanese- Swedish man
What: denied charges on plotting to attack Israeli tourists in Cyprus
When : On Friday
Element of News Worthy : Conflict
The 24-year-old defendant faces eight counts of conspiracy and consent to commit a crime and participation in a criminal organisation. A Cyprus court ordered two hearings into the case on October 25 and 26.
Israel has described the man as a Hezbollah operative whose modus operandi was similar to that of a suicide bomber who killed five Israelis in the Bulgarian resort of Burgas in July. Cypriot officials have also said his actions bore some similarities to what happened in Burgas.
The suspect is a Swedish national of Lebanese descent who was arrested in the Cypriot port town of Limassol in July, two weeks before the Burgas bombing. Police say he was monitoring the movements of Israeli tourists in the town. No attack took place.
(Reporting by Michele Kambas; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
Copyright © 2012 Reuters
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Where: Nicosia
Who: Lebanese- Swedish man
What: denied charges on plotting to attack Israeli tourists in Cyprus
When : On Friday
Element of News Worthy : Conflict
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