Israelis warned of travel to Turkey over imminent terror threat
Israel's Counter Terrorism Bureau cites intel showing militant groups intend to strike Israeli, Jewish institutions in the country in the next few days.
By Barak RavidTags: MossadIsrael Turkey
Israel's Counter Terrorism Bureau warned Israeli citizens Tuesday against travelling to Turkey, citing intelligence that terror groups were planning attacks against Israeli or Jewish institutions in the country.
According the warning, Israelis are asked to refrain from travel to Turkey over information of intent to go forward with the attack in next few days.
 | Police officers standing guard at the scene where a bomb explosion took place in central Istanbul March 1, 2012. |
| Photo by: Reuters |
Last Wednesday, the Turkish daily Hurriyet reported that Mossad warned Turkey that Israeli diplomatic missions in the country could be the target of attacks, quoting a story aired on NTV news, in which it was reported that Israel's main intelligence agency sent a letter to the National Intelligence Agency saying that the "Iranian Revolutionary Guards-Quds Force" is preparing to attack Israelis in Turkey
According to the report, four individuals have already "entered Turkey from Iran" with weapons and the materials to carry out the alleged attacks on Israeli diplomats.
Israeli diplomats have recently been targeted abroad. The wife of an Israeli diplomat was moderately wounded when a car bomb exploded outside of Israel's embassy in the Indian capital of New Delhi last month. That same day there was also an attempted attack on Israel's embassy in Georgia, but the car bomb was identified in time.
 | The scene of Monday’s attack against an employee of the Israel Embassy in New Delhi. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a motorcyclist attaching a device to the car. |
| Photo by: AP |
Shortly afterward, in an usual move, the United Nations Security Council unanimously condemned the recent attacks on Israeli representatives and diplomats in India and Georgia.
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