(Himalayan Times-Nepal) On April 13, security personnel at the Israeli Embassy in Kathmandu noticed an Iranian national, Mohsin Khosravian, engaged in suspicious activities outside the facility, and handed him over to the police, the Annapurna Post reported Sunday. The security officials were concerned that the suspect was scouting the facility with a harmful intent. The Nepal Police's Central Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into possible terrorist links in the wake of his "frequent and suspicious visits" to the Israeli Embassy area. Moreover, the suspect hid his Iranian passport and used a fake Israeli passport to get a visa "on arrival" at the Tribhuvan International Airport on April 3.
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