The Antiterrorist Investigation Unit (DUIA) of the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) arrested the author of the bomb threats that this Wednesday, October 18, they received in the Israeli Embassies and from the United States in Buenos Aires. The young man had sent a intimidating email to the two institutions and, from device analysis and IP location from where it was sent, it was located and arrested.
From the work of the computer experts and detectives of the PFA, the home of the adult man was discovered in the Buenos Aires town of Don Torcuato, municipality of Tigre.
According to official spokespersons, this is a person who He had already made several bomb threats not only to those diplomatic entities, but also to other institutions, such as the embassies of Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and the Delegation of the European Union.
As in them, the author this Wednesday sent an intimidation to the official email of the diplomatic buildings of Israel and the United States, in the midst of the conflict between the State of Israel and the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas. According to what was reported to Telam According to police sources, the text sent by email said: «We planted a bomb and we are going to kill all the Jews«.
Following the immediate evacuation of the buildings and inspections by the PFA bomb squad at both diplomatic headquarters, It was established that there was no explosive device.
After computer analysis and examination of social networks, the suspect’s whereabouts were found. Judge Ariel Lijoin charge of the investigation for «public intimidation» instructed by the National Criminal and Federal Correctional Court 12 and the Secretary 23 of Paola Yanina Kohenordered the home invasion and the man was detained. Furthermore, there Cell phones, notebooks, pen drives and other devices were found that will be examined within the framework of the case..
At the moment, the detainee remains housed in the Alcaidía Division of the Superintendency of Federal Investigations and His identity remains reserved.
This was the evacuation of the embassies of Israel and the United States
Upon receiving the threat, the members of the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) launched a evacuation operation and emergency traffic closure. The buildings are located in the Buenos Aires neighborhoods of Montserrat and Palermo, respectively.
The complaint for the threat made through an email sent to the official email of the Israeli diplomatic headquarters It was filed with the staff of the 1D Neighborhood Police Station of the City Police by the head of security of the embassy.