Hopefully the UK arrests yesterday show MI5/MI6 are aware of any plans for the UK….
BREAKING: Azerbaijan’s State Security Service (SSS) says it has thwarted terrorist plots by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeting key sites in the country. According to officials, plans aimed to create panic and damage Azerbaijan’s international reputation, including attacks on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, the Israeli embassy, a prominent Jewish community leader, and an Ashkenazi synagogue.
Investigations revealed that Iranian nationals Rustamzada Behnam Sahibali and Zandkian Yaser Rahim organized the transport of explosives into Azerbaijan, collaborating with Azerbaijani citizen Guliyev Tarkhan Tarlan oglu. Authorities discovered 7 kilograms of C-4 explosives near Shikhov, two additional remote-controlled C-4 devices hidden in various locations, and a 1.28 kg device with a 250–300 meter blast radius in Garadag district.
The SSS also uncovered a plan to assassinate a public figure, with local collaborators instructed to surveil the target and procure weapons and a vehicle. Preventive measures led to arrests and convictions: four Azerbaijanis received 6 years 6 months in prison, while others were charged with attempted assassination and illegal possession of explosives.
Officials identified IRGC intelligence officer Col. Ali Asghar Bordbar Sherami as a key organizer.
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