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German court jails two for Iran-backed plot to kill Jewish leader
A Hamburg court sentenced a Danish national to eight and a half years and an Afghan national to four and a half years for plotting, on Iran's behalf, to assassinate Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany.
Why it matters
The verdict highlights European concerns about Iranian-linked plots against Jewish figures and dissidents.
Background
Several European governments have accused Iran of sponsoring plots on their soil, which Tehran typically denies. Josef Schuster leads Germany's main Jewish representative body.
The story so far
- German court jails two for Iran-backed plot to kill Jewish leader
- German court jails two for Iran-backed plot against Jewish leader
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