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Hong Kong Police Arrest 5 More in Alleged Bomb Plot

July 12, 2021
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s national security police on July 12 arrested five more people in relation to an alleged bomb plot, as political tensions rise amid Beijing’s tightening control over the city. The five—four males and one female—were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to plan terrorist activities under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing…

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In First for Europe, Iran Envoy Sentenced to 20-year Prison Term Over Bomb Plot

February 4, 2021
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ANTWERP, Belgium—An Iranian diplomat accused of planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled opposition group was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday in the first trial of an Iranian official for suspected terrorism in Europe since Iran’s 1979 revolution. Assadolah Assadi was found guilty of attempted terrorism after a foiled plot to…

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Iran Envoy Sentenced to 20-Year Prison Term Over France Bomb Plot

February 4, 2021
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ANTWERP, Belgium—An Iranian diplomat accused of planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled opposition group in France was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Feb. 4, in the first trial of an Iranian official for suspected terrorism in Europe since Iran’s 1979 revolution. Assadolah Assadi was found guilty of attempted terrorism after a…

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