A person facing terrorism charges in Brazil this week told the Federal Police of a trip to Beirut in April to meet with someone believed to be a Hezbollah leader recruiting “people able to kill and kidnap,” according to testimony. Brazil arrested two people on Wednesday in an operation to break up a suspected Hezbollah cell allegedly planning attacks on Jewish targets in Brazil. The heavily redacted statement to police did not include the suspect’s name or other key information. Ahead of the trip, the suspect said they met someone in Sao Paulo who provided US$400 in cash and 200 reais (US$40) for the trip, during which flights and hotels were covered. On the trip, the suspect described receiving an additional US$600 and an offer to acquire a taxi “to work collecting people’s information.”– Reuters

Source: Bueno Aires Herald November 11, 2023 20:38 UTC