Cypriot police have arrested an alleged Azeri contract killer with a Russian passport. Prime Minister’s spokesperson: Teddy Sagi was not the goal.
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An try and assassinate Israeli businesspeople residing in Cyprus, has been averted as a result of intelligence info obtained by the Cypriot police, the Cypriot media has reported. The knowledge, which got here from Israeli sources, led to the arrest of a person allegedly employed to shoot him. He was arrested with a gun, and silencer in his possession. Reviews in Cyprus stated that Teddy Sagi was the goal however this has been denied by the Prime Minister’s Workplace in Jerusalem.
Sagi left Cyprus instantly after the authorities knowledgeable him in regards to the state of affairs. One Israeli safety supply stated that Sagi is now in a secure place.
Sagi has a golden visa to dwell in Cyprus as a result of his large-scale investments there. The Cypriot media reviews that the alleged murderer, who has been arrested is an Azeri citizen, who additionally holds a Russian passport.
However a spokesperson for Israel’s Prime Minister’s Workplace has stated that Iranian terror cells had been behind the matter. Matan Sidi stated, “In contradiction of a few of the reviews yesterday relating to the incident in Cyprus, I wish to clarify on behalf of safety organizations that this was a terror incident by Iran in opposition to Israeli businesspeople residing in Cyprus. This was not a felony incident and businessman Teddy Sagi was not the goal of the assault.”
Teddy Sagi Group stated, “This was an Iranian terror incident that has been thwarted. The goal for assassination was not Teddy Sagi however Israelis residing in Cyprus. It’s regrettable that it’s so simple to publish info and hurt the identify of an individual.”
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Teddy Sagi Photograph: Yonatan Bloom