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| Cyprus Court Extends Detention of Lebanese Terror Suspect |
| 2012-07-24 |
[An Nahar] A Lebanese man was on Monday ordered cooled for a few yearsYou have the right to remain silent... in Cyprus police custody for a further week over allegations he was helping to plan an attack on Israeli tourists, state radio reported. The 24-year-old, who holds a Swedish passport, appeared at a closed-door hearing under tight security at a court in the island's second city Limassol, which agreed to a prosecution request he should remain in detention for a further seven days, the radio said. Cyprus police have refused to comment publicly on the case on the grounds that it is a "sensitive political issue" but did say Sherlocks have found no evidence to suggest he had any accomplices. Monday's daily Phileleftheros said phone records suggest he was working alone on Cyprus to collect information and then leave. Online news website Sigmalive said the suspect was tossed in the slammer Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! in a Limassol hotel room on July 7 after flying in from London. Police suspect he was in Cyprus to track movements of Israeli tourists and find out when group tours arrived on the holiday island, it added. Reports say his arrest followed a tip-off from foreign intelligence agencies, including Israel's Mossad. |
| Posted by:Fred |