The US Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged in a press release Tuesday that Hezbollah operative Muhammad al-Saadi ordered communications with other defendants ahead of the alleged plan through coded messages in calls to family members from the New York prison where he is being held.
￭ The indictment attributes to the alleged network 18 additional attacks across Europe, including arson, explosives and a stabbing in London.
￭ Despite the high-level "terrorist" plot, after which the US removed its B-1 bombers from Fairford on November 10, al-Saadi has been in US custody since May, with his alleged accomplices charged but his whereabouts withheld from public information.