The three main suspects in the murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in the United Arab Emirates were arrested in Turkey, Turkish security sources told AFP on Tuesday November 26, 2024.
The United Arab Emirates announced the arrest of three men on Sunday, without specifying the location or circumstances.
Emirati authorities, who said Monday that the suspects were of Uzbek nationality, thanked Turkey on Tuesday for its cooperation in their arrest, without providing further details.
The murderers of Rabbi Tzvi Kogan […] were arrested in a covert operation carried out by the National Intelligence Organization and Turkish police
Turkish security sources said Tuesday evening, specifying that the three men had been arrested aboard a taxi shortly after landing in Istanbul.
Victim of Moldovan origin
The suspects were immediately extradited to the United Arab Emirates, we learned from the same sources.
The murder of the Israeli-Moldovan rabbi, the circumstances of which have not been made public by the Emirati authorities, has been described as heinous act of anti-Semitic terrorism
by the Israeli government.
The body of Tzvi Kogan, 28, was found lifeless on Sunday in the Emirates, where he was living with his wife, three days after his disappearance.
