Nigeria arrests 3 alleged Hezbollah members

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Long Wars Journal:

 

David Barnett

5/30/13

 

Nigerian authorities today announced the arrest of three men believed to be tied to Hezbollah. Authorities also announced the discovery of a weapons cache linked to the Iranian-backed terror group in Kano.

 

According to Nigeria's State Security Service, the weaponry was intended to be used against "Israeli and Western interests." The BBC reported that authorities in Kano showed off "11 anti-tank weapons, four anti-tank mines, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) and 21 RPG missiles, 17 AK-47s, two sub-machine guns and 76 grenades."

 

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Today's announcement comes approximately three months after Nigeria's State Security Service announced the arrest of three members of an Iranian-backed terror cell that was reportedly planning to carry out attacks on US and Israeli interests as well as on former Nigerian officials. In addition, just over two weeks ago, a Nigerian court sentenced a member of the IRGC and a Nigerian accomplice to five years in prison for illegally shipping arms in 2010 to Nigeria.

 

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