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Source: https://www.barrons.com/news/iran-s-secret-service-accused-of-plots-to-kill-jews-in-europe-666b8474
Iran's Secret Service Accused of Plots to Kill Jews in Europe
(AFP) A Paris court on May 4 detained and charged a couple involved in Iranian plots to kill Jews in Germany and France, the French news website Mediapart revealed Thursday. Authorities charged Abdelkrim S., 34, and his partner Sabrina B., 33, with conspiring with a criminal terrorist organization. France's General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) reported, "Since 2015, the Iranian (secret) services have resumed a targeted killing policy," adding that "the threat has worsened again in the context of the Israel-Hamas war." Iran is accused of recruiting criminals, including drug lords, to conduct such operations. Abdelkrim S. was previously sentenced to 10 years behind bars over a killing in Marseille and released on probation in July 2023. He is accused of being the main France-based operative for an Iran-sponsored terrorist cell that planned acts of violence in France and Germany.