Report: Iranians planned to assassinate Israeli ambassador
Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on Thursday praised
the Kenyan goverment for its efforts to stop Iranian terror threats against
Israeli and Jewish targets. .
Ayalon who is currently visiting Kenya as part of a round
of visits in three African countries – Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya, praised the
local authorities after they arrested the two Iranians in June when the
suspects led Kenyan security forces to 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of RDX, a
powerful explosive, in the coastal city of Mombasa where several hotels are
owned by Israelis.
It has now been revealed that the targets included
Israel's Ambassador to Kenya, Gil Haskel.
One official said the Iranians are members of Iran's
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force, an elite and secretive unit.
During Ayalon's visit, all three countries expressed
concern regarding Iran’s attempts to increase its terror activity in Africa.
Ayalon is also using the visits to conduct a diplomatic
battle against Iran, and is trying to convince the African leaders not to take
part in the conference of Non Aligned Nations at the end of the month in
Teheran.
Avi Granot, deputy director of the African section in the
Foreign Ministry, said that the Israeli request to send a delegation of lower
ranking representatives was being mulled.
A week before Ayalon arrived in Africa Iranian Vice
President Hamid Bakai visited the continent for a round of visits and handed
each leader a personal invitation to the conference.
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