Eight new suspects from Pakistan are heard in Greece in the investigation into a terrorist network suspected of planning attacks against Jewish targets in Athens, a police source said on Thursday.
"
The investigation to determine if other people are involved is ongoing
," the source told AFP.
These eight new suspects had already been detained for illegal residence in Greece and would, according to the national news agency ANA, be in "
close contact
" with the two men arrested on Tuesday during the first crackdown by the authorities in this case.
The two Pakistanis, aged 27 and 29 and from Iran, are suspected of planning an attack on a Jewish community building, frequented by Israelis, in central Athens that houses a synagogue and a kosher restaurant.
Israeli charge
On Tuesday, Greek police spokeswoman Konstantina Dimoglidou told AFP that "
the brain
" of the operation would be "
a Pakistani who lives outside of Europe
".
Another police source, who wished to remain anonymous, said the person was living in Iran.
Israel accused Tehran of being behind the network and said its intelligence service, the Mossad, helped avert an attack.
Iran's embassy in Greece on Wednesday dismissed any connection to the case
Ahead of Passover, a major religious holiday in early April, Greece has been placed on a list of countries subject to travel advisories issued by Israel's National Security Council.
