Iranian refugee with Canadian passport detained in Bulgaria, accused of scoping out Jewish centre

 

Iranian refugee with Canadian passport detained in Bulgaria, accused of scoping out Jewish centre

 

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/22/iranian-canada-passport-bulgaria/

 

 

 

Adrian Humphreys and Stewart Bell | 13/04/22 | Last Updated: 13/04/22 7:33 PM ET The unidentified woman, in her 50s, arrived in Sofia from Istanbul a few weeks after a high-profile 2012 Hezbollah bus bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists and a local driver, the Jerusalem Post reported.

 

AP files The unidentified woman, in her 50s, arrived in Sofia from Istanbul a few weeks after a high-profile 2012 Hezbollah bus bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists and a local driver, the Jerusalem Post reported.

 

A woman who originally came to Canada from Iran claiming refugee status has been detained in Bulgaria, accused of being an Iranian agent caught scoping out a Jewish centre in the capital city of Sofia.

 

A source familiar with the case, who did not wish to be identified because the source is not authorized to discuss it, told the National Post that the woman travelled to Bulgaria using a Canadian passport.

 

She came to Canada in the mid-1990s from Iran and claimed refugee protection, a claim that was accepted and she was granted asylum in Canada.

Later, she became a Canadian citizen, the source said, allowing her to travel on the widely respected Canadian passport.

 

The unidentified woman, in her 50s, arrived in Sofia from Istanbul a few weeks after a high-profile 2012 Hezbollah bus bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists and a local driver, the Jerusalem Post reported.

 

Bulgarian officials were on high alert after that attack - which also had a Canadian connection, allegedly organized by a man who also possessed a genuine Canadian passport - likely attracting attention to the Canadian woman.

 

According to the Jerusalem Post, she was arrested on her first day in Sofia when she was seen conducting apparent surveillance of the Chabad centre, which houses a synagogue.

 

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