Israel accuses Iran of baiting Israelis on Instagram to kidnap them
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The Jewish state claims that the intelligence services of the Islamic Republic of Iran have set up fake female accounts on Instagram, a photo-sharing social network.
Objective: to seduce Israelis and then kidnap them.
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From our correspondent in Jerusalem
,
Sami Boukhelifa
The technique is as old as the world.
But the ambush now goes through social networks.
According to the Israeli secret service, the Islamic Republic of Iran uses very unconventional means to harm nationals of the Hebrew state.
The Shin Beth and Mossad, respectively Israel's internal and external intelligence services, worked hand in hand to conduct this investigation.
According to them, the Iranians have created on Instagram "
fictitious profiles of women claiming to work in international trade or in tourism
".
These profiles then come into contact with Israeli citizens, organize romantic or professional meetings with them abroad.
This is where the trap closes.
“
This procedure is well known.
It is already used by Iran against opponents of the regime, refugees in Europe,
”add the Israeli services, without giving further details.
The accusations come as
Tehran promises to respond to the attack on its Natanz nuclear complex
, which it blames on Israel.
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