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Nigeria: Security Service Says It Halted Group Watching Israeli and U.S. Targets

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: February 20, 2013

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Nigeria’s State Security Service said Wednesday that it broke up what it characterized as a terrorist group, backed by “Iranian handlers,” that wanted to gather intelligence about locations frequented by Americans and Israelis. The service said it arrested three suspects, but one remained at large. A spokeswoman, Marilyn Ogar, who was reading from a statement, identified the head of the group as Abdullahi Mustaphah Berende, a leader of a local Shiite sect. “He personally took photographs of the Israeli culture center in Ikoyi, Lagos,” she said. The group also conducted surveillance on USAID and the United States Peace Corps, she said. Ms. Ogar did not take questions.

via Nigeria – Security Service Says It Halted Group Watching Israeli and U.S. Targets – NYTimes.com.

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