Two Pakistanis Lured With 15,000 Euro Bait For Terror Attack On Athens Jewish Center

Two Iranian-born Pakistanis accused of an Iran-funded terror plot targeting a Jewish community center in Athens were allegedly offered 15,000 Euros.

The attack was discovered in a joint operation between Greek security services and Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad.

According to reports in Israeli media, the pair, who crossed into Greece illegally from Turkey, had been enticed by the financial reward, a claim corroborated by Greek authorities.

Greek Public Order Minister Takis Theodorikakos said earlier this week: “From the evidence we have obtained, the motivation appears to be financial. The organizer they consulted with was a fellow countryman in Iran,” he said, speaking to Antenna television.

It is the latest such incident in which Iran-funded agents target Jews and Israelis. In June last year, a group of Israeli tourists were airlifted out of Istanbul just moments before Iranian-funded terrorists committed a terror attack in the Turkish capital.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement this week reiterating the ongoing threat to Jews and Israelis by “an extensive Iranian network run from Iran and spanning many countries".

Greek authorities named the suspects as only Haydar, 27, and Hussein, 29. They are wanted along with three other Pakistanis in Athens, part of a terror cell masterminded and funded from Tehran.

The suspects both entered Greece illegally from Turkey and had been in the country for at least four months.

It is possible further attacks were being planned, with a third suspect discovered outside Greece, and charged in absentia.