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Cyprus arrests second Lebanese suspect over bomb plot

By REUTERS

JUNE 6, 2015 20:46

NICOSIA - Cyprus detained a Lebanese man for questioning on Saturday over the discovery of five tonnes of chemical fertilizer capable of making explosives, in a case Israel says is a Hezbollah militant plot.

The 62-year-old man, a resident of the Cypriot capital Nicosia, is the second to be arrested since the discovery of ammonium nitrate at a home in the coastal city of Larnaca in late May. A 26-year-old Canadian-Lebanese man is already in custody.

Police believe the older man may be involved in the transfer of the chemicals, which came in ice packs as part of first aid kits imported to the island, the state-run Cyprus News Agency reported.

Security sources say authorities are looking into a possible link with Iranian-backed Hezbollah, a claim made by Israel. The younger suspect denied any connection with the group or the find.

Ammonium nitrate, if mixed with other substances, can become a very powerful explosive. Under Cyprus anti-terrorism laws, anything that can be used potentially as an explosive, with reasonable suspicion, is an offense.

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