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Denmark accuses Iran of activist murder plot Denmark accuses Iran of activist murder plot
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Denmark has accused Iran of planning to assassinate an Iranian activist on its soil. Denmark has accused Iran's intelligence agencies of planning to assassinate an Iranian activist on Danish soil.
The target is believed to be a member of an Arab separatist movement, Denmark's intelligence service said. The target was believed to be a member of an Arab separatist movement, Denmark's intelligence service said.
A Norwegian of Iranian background was arrested in Sweden on 21 October in connection with the alleged plan. Copenhagen has recalled its ambassador from Tehran and is consulting other EU countries about imposing new sanctions against Iran.
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen described the suspected plot as "totally unacceptable" and said the EU would discuss further action. A massive police operation in Denmark last month linked to the case led to the bridge to Sweden being closed.
Authorities conducted a massive manhunt on 28 September which led to travel between Denmark and Sweden being suspended. Iran has dismissed the allegations.
On Tuesday, Danish intelligence chief Finn Borch Andersen confirmed the measures had been taken to prevent the planned attack. A Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin was arrested in Sweden on 21 October in connection with the alleged plan. The man denies the charges.
The alleged victim is said to have been a senior member of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA), a predominantly Arab region in the west of the country. Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen described the suspected plot as "totally unacceptable"
The plot came after a deadly shooting at a military parade in Iran in September, in which more than 25 people were killed. The Iranian ambassador to Copenhagen was summoned to the foreign ministry.
The attack was claimed by another Arab separatist group and the Islamic State group, although neither offered proof of their claims. An Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said such "biased reports" and allegations pursued "the enemy's plots and conspiracies" to harm the developing relations between Iran and Europe, according to Tasnim news agency.
Bridges shut
Authorities conducted a massive manhunt on 28 September which led to road closures, trains and ferries being cancelled, and bridges being shut across Denmark.
On Tuesday, Danish intelligence chief Finn Borch Andersen confirmed the measures had been taken to prevent the alleged plot.
The alleged target was meant to be a senior member of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA), Mr Andersen said. The group seeks a separate state for ethnic Arabs in a region of western Iran.
The Norwegian suspect had been observed photographing the residence of the ASMLA leader, Danish security services said in a statement.
Following a deadly shooting at a military parade in Iran in September, in which more than 25 people were killed, Iran accused Denmark, the Netherlands and Britain of harbouring members of militant opposition groups.
That attack was claimed by a different Arab separatist group and the Islamic State group, although neither offered proof of their claims.
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, congratulated Denmark on arresting "an Iranian regime assassin".
In August, Donald Trump re-imposed US economic sanctions on Iran, following the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal earlier this year. EU leaders remain committed to the original agreement.
On Friday, France expelled an Iranian diplomat over a bomb plot against a rally organised by Iranian opposition groups, diplomatic and security sources said.On Friday, France expelled an Iranian diplomat over a bomb plot against a rally organised by Iranian opposition groups, diplomatic and security sources said.