Security at the Israeli Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, detained an Iranian man believed to be planning a terror attack on the embassy and on Israeli visitors.
The man, caught scouting the building, was discovered to have a fake Israeli passport, which he acquired in Kuala Lumpur sometime after March 31 and used to enter Nepal, according to The Himalayan.
The Iranian national, identified as Mohsin Khosravian, was arrested on April 13 after Israeli security personnel turned him over to Nepalese police and he remains in police custody, according to the news website.
Nepal Police’s Central Bureau of Investigation and Special Bureau are investigating his “frequent and suspicious visits” to the Israeli Embassy area, The Himalayan reported. He has been charged under the Public Offense Act.
Khosravian has been living in Bangkok since 2004 and has been married to a Thai woman for five years.
Israel has accused Iran of being involved in coordinated attacks on Israeli missions in New Delhi, India and Tbilisi, Georgia on Feb. 13, 2012.