‘Hamas sleeper cell terrorist’ is found working at luxury Crete hotel ‘while preparing cruise ship attack’

A suspected Hamas operative allegedly worked at a luxury hotel on the Greek island of Crete while preparing for a suspected terror attack targeting an Israeli cruise ship, according to reports.

The 37-year-old Egyptian man of Palestinian origin, identified by the media as Motasem, was arrested by Greek special forces in the tourist resort of Agios Nikolaos during a raid in early June after recently taking a job as an electrician at the hotel.

Greek police discovered chemicals, a precision scale and other specialist equipment used to make bombs inside his apartment in Athens.

Investigators believe he was planning to attack an Israeli cruise ship that regularly calls at Greek ports and has frequently been the focus of anti-Israel protests.

Read more: Daily Mail