In the confession that he is a member of Hamas, that had contacts with those arrested in Cyprus and how they intended to achieve a massive strike on targets of Israeli interest, proceeded the 37-year-old who was arrested yesterday in Agios Nikolaos, Crete.
The man, who he was working legally and staying at a hotel with other workerssaid in his preliminary inquest that he had not yet built a bomb, however, had ordered from the Internet raw materials for the manufacture of explosives. In fact, they have been found in the house where he lived permanently in Patisia a precision scale and a glass measuring cup that were recently purchased as the packaging has not yet been removed. Some digital evidence was also found and is expected to be investigated.
The 37-year-old lived in the Gaza Strip. He has a wife and three children and had traveled to Malaysia to train in making explosives. He was arrested yesterday at five in the morning. His plea was completed at seven in the afternoon and he has remained in custody since then.
It is recalled that the connection of the 37-year-old with arrested in Cypruswho were also allegedly planning attacks on Israeli targets in both Cyprus and the EU. in general, it arose a week ago, after and since evidence analysissuch as telephones and a laptop computer, under the code name ‘ONTIN’ (Norse god). During this time the man was under surveillance. However, he did not have much activity as he worked seasonally at the hotel.
However, according to the authorities, he was not ready to carry out an attack, but there was concern about the possibility that he would attempt an attack in the next period in Greece, either in Crete or anywhere else.
