Authorities in Brazil arrested two people on Wednesday to foil an alleged terror plot, which the Israeli Prime Minister’s office said was planned by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.
Brazil has arrested two people suspected of being part of a Hezbollah terror plot to attack Jews in the South American country, authorities said Wednesday.
Brazilian police said Wednesday they arrested two people for involvement in plotting "terrorist attacks" in the country, which Israel's Mossad spy agency said were backed by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah against Israeli and Jewish targets.
Brazilian authorities, along with the help of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, thwarted a planned terrorist attack against the Jewish community that was allegedly directed by Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
Israel's intelligence agency Mossad confirmed Wednesday it helped Brazilian federal police thwart a Hezbollah attack against Jewish and Israeli targets in Brazil that included synagogues.
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