Hamas Operative arrested after taping Chesapeake Bay Bridge

A man described in a federal indictment as a “high-ranking” Hamas operative was arrested in Maryland on Friday videotaping the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, authorities acknowledged last night.

Ismael Selim Elbarasse of Annandale, Va., long suspected by authorities of having financial ties to the Palestinian terrorist group, was taken into custody as a “material witness” in a Chicago terrorism case, according to Maryland’s U.S. attorney’s office.

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