Report: Al-Qaida deputy assassinated in Iran was planning attacks against Jews, Israelis - i24NEWS and ILH Staff

 

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Tehran remains dismissive of reports high-profile terrorist was killed on its soil, says US and Israel, "try to shift the responsibility for the criminal acts of al-Qaida and other terrorist groups in the region and link Iran to such groups with lies and by leaking made-up information to the media."

 

Scene of the 1998 al-Qaida attack near the United States Embassy in downtown Nairobi, Kenya | Archives: AP/Dave Caulkin

The al-Qaida terrorist mastermind allegedly taken out by Israeli agents at Washington's behest was planning attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets at the time of his death, Israeli media reported on Sunday.

The New York Times reported over the weekend that Abdullah Ahmad Abdullah, al-Qaida's second-in-command indicted in the United States for the 1998 bombings of its embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, was shot and killed in Tehran by two Israeli operatives on a motorcycle.

"Abu Muhammad al-Masri was also planning attacks against Israelis and Jews around the world," Channel 12 News reported said, referring to Abdullah by his nom de guerre.

While the NYT report claimed that the hitmen were Mossad agents, the Israeli outlet said that the gunmen were likely "foreign operatives activated by Israel."

Tehran has dismissed the report altogether, saying that the US and Israel, "try to shift the responsibility for the criminal acts of al-Qaida and other terrorist groups in the region and link Iran to such groups with lies and by leaking made-up information to the media."

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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2020/11/16/report-al-qaida-deputy-assassinated-in-iran-was-planning-attacks-against-jews-israelis/

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