Hezbollah-linked Migrant Intercepted at US Border with Bomb-making Intentions
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A Lebanese migrant claiming to be a Hezbollah member was apprehended at the southern border near El Paso, Texas, after stating he intended to make a bomb in New York. The man, Basel Bassel Ebbadi, 22, is now in U.S. custody, and an active investigation is underway. This incident comes amid reports of a growing number of individuals on the FBI's terrorist watchlist attempting to enter the U.S. via the southern border, with 160 such migrants apprehended in fiscal year 2023.
- Man claiming to be Hezbollah bomb maker was stopped at southern border, official says NBC News
- Illegal migrant from Lebanon caught at border admitted he's a Hezbollah terrorist hoping 'to make a bomb' — and was headed for NY New York Post
- Migrant caught at border claimed to be Hezbollah terrorist, intended to build bomb, sources say Fox News
- Lebanese migrant detained at border claims Hezbollah ties, bomb plot NewsNation Now
- Report: US border patrol nabbed Hezbollah man headed to New York 'hoping to make a bomb' The Times of Israel
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