Terror Plot
By The Editors
January 25, 2012
Threat Type: Statement
Threat Intensity: None
Azerbaijani authorities said they foiled an Iranian-linked terror plot in Baku. Three local Azeri men were arrested for plotting to assassinate two Israeli rabbis working at a local Jewish school. The men were reportedly detained while in possession of pistols, sniper rifles, and explosives smuggled in from Iran (Haaretz, Washington Times). Azerbaijan's security ministry said it had identified members of a terror cell on January 20. (RFE/RL) Israeli Defense Forces Chief of Staff Beny Gantz said “We are witnessing efforts by Hezbollah and other hostile elements to perpetrate a brutal terrorist attack far from Israel.” (Jerusalem Post).