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Israel says it has foiled al-Qa'ida plot to bomb US embassy in Tel Aviv
January 23, 2014
Israel says it has foiled an "advanced" al-Qa'ida plan to carry out a suicide bombing on the US embassy in Tel Aviv and bomb other targets, in what analysts said was the first time the global terror network's leadership has been directly involved in plotting an attack inside Israel. The Shin Bet intelligence agency said it had arrested three Palestinians who allegedly plotted bombings, shootings, kidnappings and other attacks. It said the Palestinian men, two from Jerusalem and one from the West Bank, were recruited by an operative based in the Gaza strip who worked for al-Qa'ida leader Ayman al-Zawahri. While a number of groups inspired by al-Qa'ida have carried out attacks against Israel before, this appeared to mark the first time an attack was directly planned by al-Qa'ida leaders.
The Shin Bet said the Palestinians planned on attacking a Jerusalem conference centre with firearms and then kill rescue workers with a truck bomb. Al-Qa'ida also planned to send foreign militants to attack the US embassy in Tel Aviv on the same day using explosives supplied by the Palestinians, it said. It said five men whose identity and nationality were not disclosed were to fly into Israel with fake Russian passports to attack the American embassy. It was not clear where the men are located.
January 23, 2014
Israel says it has foiled an "advanced" al-Qa'ida plan to carry out a suicide bombing on the US embassy in Tel Aviv and bomb other targets, in what analysts said was the first time the global terror network's leadership has been directly involved in plotting an attack inside Israel. The Shin Bet intelligence agency said it had arrested three Palestinians who allegedly plotted bombings, shootings, kidnappings and other attacks. It said the Palestinian men, two from Jerusalem and one from the West Bank, were recruited by an operative based in the Gaza strip who worked for al-Qa'ida leader Ayman al-Zawahri. While a number of groups inspired by al-Qa'ida have carried out attacks against Israel before, this appeared to mark the first time an attack was directly planned by al-Qa'ida leaders.
The Shin Bet said the Palestinians planned on attacking a Jerusalem conference centre with firearms and then kill rescue workers with a truck bomb. Al-Qa'ida also planned to send foreign militants to attack the US embassy in Tel Aviv on the same day using explosives supplied by the Palestinians, it said. It said five men whose identity and nationality were not disclosed were to fly into Israel with fake Russian passports to attack the American embassy. It was not clear where the men are located.
It seems five Chechens fighting with AQ in Syria were a part of the plot, hence the fake Russian passports. How Chechens expected to enter Israel on fake passports is beyond me.
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