Report: Iranian Attempt to Attack Israelis in Turkey Foiled by Security Officials

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The city’s Golden Horn area with Galata Tower in the background at Istanbul. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Iranian attempts to attack Israeli targets in Turkey were foiled by Israeli security forces, Kan News reported on Sunday afternoon.

According to the report, security officials from Israel updated their Turkish counterparts on the intent to carry out an attack against Israelis on Turkish lands and asked for their assistance to foil the attacks.

The attacks were reportedly planned by an Iranian network operating in Turkey.

Last month, Israel issued a warning against travel to Turkey amid fears that its citizens would be targeted in a revenge attack for the assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps senior official Hassan Sayyad Khodaei, which has been widely attributed to Israel.

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