Three Suspected Terrorists Arrested in Argentina Amid Jewish Sporting Event
The suspects, including a Syrian national, were apprehended near the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, reportedly awaiting a large parcel from Yemen.
- Three men, including a Syrian national, have been arrested in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on suspicion of being part of a terror cell.
- The suspects were arrested near the Israeli embassy and were reportedly waiting for a large parcel from Yemen.
- The arrests occurred during the Pan-American Maccabiah Games, a major Jewish sporting event, raising concerns about a potential threat to the event.
- One of the suspects carried passports from Venezuela and Colombia, and authorities are unsure if the names on the passports are the suspects' real names.
- Argentina has previously been the target of major attacks against the Jewish community, including a 1992 bombing at the Israeli embassy that killed 29 people and a 1994 bombing at a Jewish center that killed 85 people.