Iranian Men’s Plot To Kidnap Brooklyn-Based Reporter Thwarted

The FBI says they have foiled a plot by four Iranian operatives to kidnap a journalist based in Brooklyn.

Officials said they intended to smuggle her to Iran in hopes of stopping her criticism of human-rights abuses in the Islamic Republic. The FBI said they had been plotting the kidnapping for about a year. The target, Masih Alinejad, is in shock over the situation.

The operatives were charged with kidnapping conspiracy, sanctions violations conspiracy, and bank and wire fraud conspiracy.

Source: Reuters


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