Man in Iran-Backed D.C. Assassination Plot Pleads Guilty

(ABC News) Aaron Katersky, Lee Ferran and Richard Esposito - Iranian-American Manssor Arbabsiar, accused of plotting with the Iranian military to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty Wednesday. The U.S. said Arbabsiar, 58, was working for Iran's elite Quds force when he attempted to hire hitmen from the Zetas Mexican drug cartel to bomb a D.C. restaurant frequented by the Saudi ambassador.


2012-10-18 00:00:00

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