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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Shin Bet: Tehran's Terrorist Cells Are Still at Large Operating in Turkey

Israel asked its citizens to leave Turkey for fear of Iranian attacks (AFP)

Israel’s intelligence agency (Shin Bet) denied claims that Iranian armed cells seeking to attack Israeli tourists on Turkish soil had been arrested, explaining that there are still cells roaming freely in Istanbul, other cities, and tourist facilities in Turkey.

Israeli intelligence said that what complicates the situation for Turkish intelligence is that during investigations with detainees in this case, it became clear that the members of the armed network are not all Iranians, but rather have some Turkish individuals among them.

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