Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of an "amateur" would-be terrorist group that expressed loyalty to the Islamic State organisation and was targeting the upcoming Olympics, officials said yesterday
An alleged terrorist walks escorted by police at the Brazilian Federal Police hangar at the airport in Brasilia on July 21, 2016. Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of an "amateur" would-be terrorist group that expressed loyalty to the Islamic Stat
Brasilia: Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of an "amateur" would-be terrorist group that expressed loyalty to the Islamic State organisation and was targeting the upcoming Olympics, officials said yesterday.
An alleged terrorist walks escorted by police at the Brazilian Federal Police hangar at the airport in Brasilia on July 21, 2016. Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of an "amateur" would-be terrorist group that expressed loyalty to the Islamic State organization and was targeting the upcoming Olympics, officials said. Pic/ AFP
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The anti-terrorism swoop code named Operation Hashtag was the most concrete security incident so far ahead of the Games.
Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes described the group as "an absolutely amateur cell" and "disorganised."
The members of the alleged terror group were arrested across 10 different states of the vast country.
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