A suspect was arrested who’s allegedly related to the Quds Power, the international arm of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and was planning on killing an Israeli businessman in Peru, Peruvian police introduced on a Friday publish on X.
#LoÚltimo Agentes de la #Dircote detuvieron a un presunto terrorista internacional iraní, perteneciente a la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica. Fue detenido en la plaza de armas de #Lima junto a su cómplice un ciudadano peruano. pic.twitter.com/Ir4fgBG7h9
— Policía Nacional del Perú (@PoliciaPeru) March 8, 2024
In accordance with the Peruvian Nationwide Police’s (PNP) publish, the suspect in query is 56 12 months outdated Majid Azizi, who has Peruvian citizenship and has been residing there since 1997.
The publish additionally claimed that the police have arrested a Peruvian citizen who collaborated within the terror assault with Azizi.
The publish additionally included quotes from a press convention during which Peru’s police chief Oscar Arriola described the arrest of the 2 suspects.
Arriola stated that the arrests have been made following an investigation in cooperation with worldwide intelligence companies, which offered “delicate” details about an Iranian citizen who arrived in Peru in early March.
Azizi supposed to return to Iran after the assassination
“We needed to act rapidly, as a result of as we speak he (the Iranian citizen) was presupposed to return to Iran after establishing a terrorist cell to assassinate an Israeli citizen who supposed to take part in a gathering,” Arriola stated within the publish.
En conferencia de prensa, el comandante basic (e) de la PNP, Óscar Arriola Delgado, acompañado del titular del @MininterPeru, Víctor Torres Falcón, brindaron detalles de la intervención a los dos presuntos terroristas, quienes tenían planificado asesinar a un ciudadano israelí. pic.twitter.com/9GGe8Cx6yp
— Policía Nacional del Perú (@PoliciaPeru) March 8, 2024
