Israel arrests second group of alleged Iran spies

The arrest of seven East Jerusalemites follows that of seven Israeli Jews allegedly acting for Iran.

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The Shin Bet domestic security agency and police said in a joint statement that the suspects had planned, "under Iranian direction," to assassinate a senior Israeli scientist and a city mayor.

They were also tasked with bombing a police car and throwing a grenade at a house, for a payment of some 200,000 shekels (£40,700; $53,000), authorities said.

News of the detentions comes a day after Israeli security services announced that seven Israelis had been arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran.

Iran is Israel's arch-foe and tensions between the two countries are at their highest for years. Israel has pledged to retaliate against an Iranian missile attack on Israel on 1 October.

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