Israel has voiced serious concerns that Iran may try to stage a terror attack against Israeli athletes competing at the 2012 London Games, the Sunday Times reported.
What can be seen as the regular concern of terror attacks against Israelis worldwide has been exponentially amplified following the attack on Israeli tourists in Burgas, Bulgaria, on Wednesday. Five Israelis were killed and 32 others were injured in the attack.
Israel, Bulgaria and the US are investigating the attack. The US became involved after the terrorist was found to be in possession of a fake America passport.
Israel has intelligence indicating that Iran's Quds Force – largely regarded as Tehran's hit squad – was planning to use a suicide bomber against Israeli targets overseas.
The Mossad agents sent to Burgas informed both Jerusalem the agency's London station of the discovery. The Israeli Olympic mission has already arrived in London.
The past few months has seen Israel detect – and thwart – several terror plots against Israelis, most recently one in Cyprus and one in South Africa. Since May 2011 Israel has prevented more than 20 attempted terror attacks. Nevertheless, there was no intelligence indicating Israelis in Bulgaria were about to become a target.
The attack has sparked greater concerns that it may be the first in a series, or a prelude to a bigger attack at the London Games.
Source: ynetnews
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