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Turkish Media Release New Images of Iranian Hit Squads Targeting Israelis
(Ynet News) Turkish media on Sunday published new images of an Iranian death squad that tried to assassinate Israeli tourists in Istanbul last month. A group of Israelis that arrived at the hotel where the Iranian assassins stayed noticed the Iranians in the hotel lobby. A member of the group said he had received a phone call informing him that the Iranians were planning to assassinate him. According to reports, the assassins' main target was former Israeli consul-general in Istanbul Yossi Levi Sfari, while aiming to kill other Israeli tourists as well. The Iranian squad was arrested by Turkish intelligence on June 16. Turkish officials seized three pistols, three silencers, and two laser sights.