The Iranian agent allegedly directing attacks via FaceTime
6/18/202622 min
Eighteen firebombings across Europe, including in London, have all been allegedly traced back to one man. Iranian-backed Mohammed al-Saadi was finally caught by the FBI last month. But how did a man no one had heard of come to allegedly execute these orders? And how was he finally caught?
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Guest: Dipesh Gadher, home affairs correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Luke Jones.
Producer: Olivia Case.
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[gentle music] From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is The Story. I'm Luke Jones.
Dipesh Gadher· Guest1:10
So it was early in the hours of the morning, a few weeks ago in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a group of men were getting ready for work. They allegedly opened up Apple's FaceTime app