Police in Peru have announced the arrest of an Iranian citizen who was purportedly a member of Iran's Quds Force and had allegedly planned to kill an Israeli citizen in the South American country.
March 8, 2024, 6:34 PMOfficers escort Iranian Majid Azizi at police headquarters in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 8, 2024. – Police in Peru announced the arrest Friday of an Iranian citizen who was purportedly a member of Iran's Quds Force and allegedly planned to kill an Israeli citizen in the South American country.
Arriola said Azizi entered Lima on March 3, and they were alerted about him by foreign intelligence offices. Iran has run intelligence operations in South America in the past, particularly through the expeditionary Quds, or Jerusalem, Force of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. This is the first time Peruvian authorities have announced the arrest of an alleged member of that group.
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