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Romanian Intelligence Thwarted Iraqi Plots to Attack Israelis
(Jerusalem Post) Romania's intelligence service said Thursday it thwarted terrorist attacks planned by Iraq against Western and Israeli interests in Romania. Ion Stan, a senior lawmaker who chairs a parliament committee overseeing the intelligence service, said the U.S. and Israeli embassies were among the targets. The terrorist attacks were to be carried out with AG-7 grenade launchers provided by the head of the espionage office of the Iraqi Embassy in Bucharest. Romanian authorities reacted at the time by declaring 10 Iraqi diplomats and 31 other people as persona non grata, expelling them or barring others from entering the country. Documents found in Iraq's espionage headquarters after the war confirmed the information obtained by the Romanian intelligence service.