Malaysia arrests Iranian suspect in bomb attack on Israeli envoys February 16, 2012 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Israeli officials traced a trail of bomb attacks against Israeli diplomats to Iran on Wednesday, February 15 and police in Malaysia arrested a third Iranian suspect linked to explosions in the Thai capital, The Washington Times reported. The Israeli ambassador to Thailand said police found explosives in Bangkok similar to a magnetic car bomb that injured the wife of an Israeli diplomat in India and another planted but defused on an Israeli Embassy vehicle in the capital of the former Soviet republic of Georgia on Monday. In Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his Security Cabinet to discuss what he called “repeated attempts to attack Israeli targets.” Iran has denied responsibility for the attacks and claimed Wednesday that Israel is trying to damage its relations with Thailand. Thai police meanwhile continued their search for an Iranian woman identified as Rohani Leila, 32. Police said she had rented a house for an Iranian bomb-making gang in an upscale Muslim neighborhood in the Thai capital. The man arrested in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur carried an Iranian passport that identified him as Masoud Sedaghatzadeh, 31, who was born in Tehran. He was trying to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Tehran on Wednesday, after changing an earlier reservation for a flight to the Iranian capital on February 25. Mr. Sedaghatzadeh arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday evening, hours after the suspected bomb-making gang’s plot unraveled during a bizarre and bloody afternoon on Bangkok’s crowded streets. The melee erupted when a stash of explosives blew up the rented house, and three suspects fled the building. One of them, identified as Saeid Moradi, threw a grenade at police, but it bounced back and blew off his legs, police said. Thai police said they hoped to question Mr. Moradi, who was recovering in a Bangkok hospital. Another Iranian man, Mohammad Hazaei, was arrested at Bangkok’s international airport on Tuesday as he attempted to board a flight south to Malaysia. Thai police said they discovered C-4 explosives hidden inside two radios in the damaged house in Bangkok.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
