Perspectives on Terrorism

Source:
terrorismanalysts
Date of source:
28 Aug 2014
Reference:
In November 2008, Egyptian authorities broke up what they said was a Hezbollah network plotting attacks in 
Egypt. While some of the charges appear to have been exaggerated, and it is clear that not all those arrested were 
in fact Hezbollah operatives, a careful examination reveals that a Hezbollah network was, in fact, operating on 
Egyptian soil. Tat it was originally tasked with carrying out neither surveillance nor attacks makes the case all 
the more intriguing, especially when compared with other cells that faced similar reassignments. As a case study, 
the Hezbollah network—which demonstrated the use of several known Hezbollah modus operandi—underscores 
how Hezbollah operates around the world in general, and in the Middle East in particular.
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