Lebanese migrant detained at border claims Hezbollah ties, bomb plot

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A 22-year-old Lebanese migrant apprehended for crossing the border illegally near El Paso, Texas, on March 9 claimed to be a former Hezbollah member headed to New York and planning “to make a bomb,” NewsNation confirmed with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources.

Basel Basell Ebbadi told federal officials after being taken into custody that he was trained by the Iran-backed terror group for seven years and served four more as an armed guard at weapons locations, according to the New York Post, which first reported the story.

Ebbadi, who used a fake name and birthday in several countries before reaching the U.S., said he planned “to make a bomb” after arriving, the Post reported, citing a sworn interview.

A CBP source also said Ebbadi was acting in a very confident manner and described him as “bloviating and acting with machismo.”

The Lebanese man is now marked for deportation, The Post reported.

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