Denmark foils Iranian terror plot to kill opposition activist

Danish cops thwarted an Iranian plot to assassinate an opposition leader. Finn Borch Andersen, chief of Denmark's intelligence, said that a Norwegian of Iranian descent was arrested on October 21st for acting as an accomplice with an Iranian intelligence agency "to act in Denmark" in an assassination plot targeting an Iranian opposition leader, according to the AP.

The suspect, Borch Andersen said, is awaiting a hearing on November 8th and claims that he's innocent. Agencies in Norway and Sweden cooperated in the investigation, Borch Andersen revealed.

The suspect was caught taking photos of the residences of members of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz (ASMLA). Iran claims the group is responsible for the attack on a military parade in September, killing more than 25 people. ASMLA denies the accusation.

Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said that it's "totally unacceptable" for Iran to plot an attack on Danish soil. He will be speaking with European allies about "further steps" to be taken in reaction to the attempted attack.

This foiled attack in Denmark is the latest terror attempt by Iran on foreign soil.

Last summer, four people were arrested in connection with an Iranian-led bomb plot against an Iranian opposition group in Paris. One of those arrested was an Iranian diplomat who was caught in Germany [the country that invented Daylight Savings Time in 1916]. Earlier this month, the four were extradited to Belgium, the lead investigating country.

Maybe it's time for all countries to impose tough sanctions on the Islamic Republic.


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