Turkish media have released security videos that allegedly show the activities of local security forces kert, exposing the Iranian terrorist cell that intended, according to a report in "Hurriyet" today, to harm Israeli tourists and diplomats
The videos show the Turkish forces monitoring various apartments in Istanbul, probably in the Biolu district, although it is not clear what stage of the raids it was, and whether all the arrests were made that day (some of the videos during the day and some at night).
According to the website of the Turkish newspaper Horite, the thwarting operation took place on June 17 in Istanbul in a joint operation of the police and the Turkish National Intelligence Organization, which is the body responsible for thwarting threats by foreign elements.
The Turkish authorities carried out the operation thanks to information received from sources whose identities are unclear, according to which there is an intention to kidnap and murder "Israelis living or visiting Istanbul and a former Israeli ambassador and his wife who were staying at a hotel in the Biolu district."
According to the report in Turkey, "almost 10 suspects, including a number of aides were arrested in the joint operation" after being located at The Soul Hotel and in three rented housing units in the district.
Squad members who were part of the Iranian intelligence ministry impersonated students while those who belonged to the Revolutionary Guards tried to equate the appearance of businessmen or tourists.
In any case, according to the report, the Israeli Mossad smuggled "the citizens who became the destination" from the addresses where they were staying and they were "sent to Tel Aviv on a plane."
The Turkish newspaper Milight reported today on the arrest of an Iranian squad that planned to kidnap the former Israeli ambassador to the country, along with harming diplomats and tourists from Israel.
According to the report, the arrests were made after receiving information from a foreign country.
According to the Turkish newspaper, members of the cell planned a shooting attack and obtained weapons to carry it out.
It was also reported that the squad members were arrested between June 16 and 17 and that the number of squad members is ten and includes local aides with Turkish citizenship.
It was further alleged in the Turkish newspaper that the detainees were members of the intelligence services impersonating foreign students as well as Quds Force members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
They were stopped at a hotel where we were staying in one of the districts of the city of Istanbul.
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