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Southeast Asia
Singapore: Iran assassination plot against Israeli Defence Minister Barak foiled
2012-02-29
Mossad, Singaporean authorities foil Hezbollah-Iranian plot during Israeli minister's visit, according to Kuwaiti report, three arrested.

A plot to assassinate Defense Minister Ehud Barak was foiled by Singaporean authorities in cooperation with the Mossad, during his visit to the island country earlier this week, according to a Kuwaiti newspaper report.

The report in Al Jarida, claimed that three members of a Hezbollah-Iranian terror cell were arrested by SingaporeÂ’s security agencies.

The information on the plot was obtained by the Mossad which passed it on to Singapore prior to BarakÂ’s visit there earlier this week. The Israeli defense minister was in Singapore to attend the annual Air Show and for talks with local officials.

According to the report, the Hezbollah-Iranian cell was in possession of accurate information on BarakÂ’s schedule during his three-day visit to Singapore and that it had planned to try and assassinate him at his hotel.

Barak is currently in Japan on a four day visit and is scheduled to return to Israel on Monday.

News of the assassination plot comes as Israeli security agencies are on high alert overseas following a spate of bombing attacks against Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia and amid concern that the Iranian cells apprehended in Bangkok was plotting to assassinate IsraelÂ’s ambassador to Thailand.

On Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda warned Barak against attacking Iran during a meeting they held in Tokyo.
Yes, yes, thank you very much. You don't want your oil supply messed up, and Israel doesn't matter
.During the meeting, Noda told Barak that military action would be dangerous and could escalate the current standoff between Iran and the West, a Japanese news agency reported.
it's going to escalate anyway. Might as well get something useful out of it.
BarakÂ’s office issued a statement on the meeting but left out the warning he heard from the Japanese premier. BarakÂ’s office said that he had asked Noda to step up its efforts to reduce its oil imports from Iran.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  Peace be upon him, for that.
Posted by: rammer   2012-02-29 22:53  

#3  Singapore apparently hands out death sentences for attempted murder. Usually carried out within 3 years of arrest. These guys will get to find out real soon whether Allah really exists.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2012-02-29 22:29  

#2  Reads like a ally gathering trip.
"This is what I'm going to do...and this is how we think you will be affected. Can you live with that?"
Posted by: Skidmark   2012-02-29 15:21  

#1  Coincidence? Just another country with angry random Iranians venting right?
Posted by: Fat Bob Unotch3711   2012-02-29 14:26  

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