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Ecuador Arrests Iranians Travelling With Fake Israeli Passports

Fake Israeli passports were used by 2 Iranians. It is unclear whether or not the pair were affiliated to the Iranian intelligence services [Twitter]
Fake Israeli passports were used by 2 Iranians. It is unclear whether or not the pair were affiliated to the Iranian intelligence services [Twitter]
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Ecuador Arrests Iranians Travelling With Fake Israeli Passports

Fake Israeli passports were used by 2 Iranians. It is unclear whether or not the pair were affiliated to the Iranian intelligence services [Twitter]
Fake Israeli passports were used by 2 Iranians. It is unclear whether or not the pair were affiliated to the Iranian intelligence services [Twitter]

Authorities in the Ecuadorian capital Quito arrested two Iranians who were attempting to travel to Spain using fake Israeli passports.

According to news reports, the pair – a man and woman in their 20s – attempted to leave the South American country for the Spanish capital Madrid but were discovered to be in possession of forged travel documents, which used personal information of two Israelis.

The Iranians reportedly arrived in Ecuador using fake passports at the end of last month and attempted to travel a few days ago.

Their original Iranian passports were also found in their possession. It is unclear why they were holding fake passports or whether they were affiliated to Iran’s intelligence services, although it might be because an Israel passport holder does not require an entry visa to visit Ecuador.

In March of last year, Argentinian authorities apprehended two Iranians with forged Israeli passports that “were riddled with spelling mistakes in Hebrew”, according to local media at the time.

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Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 2,886

Myanmar and Chinese rescuers carry the body of a victim that was trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building 'Sky Villa Condominium development' in Mandalay on April 2, 2025. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
Myanmar and Chinese rescuers carry the body of a victim that was trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building 'Sky Villa Condominium development' in Mandalay on April 2, 2025. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
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Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 2,886

Myanmar and Chinese rescuers carry the body of a victim that was trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building 'Sky Villa Condominium development' in Mandalay on April 2, 2025. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
Myanmar and Chinese rescuers carry the body of a victim that was trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building 'Sky Villa Condominium development' in Mandalay on April 2, 2025. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)

The death toll in the Myanmar earthquake has reached 2,886, with 4,639 injured and 373 missing, China's state-run Xinhua reported on Wednesday, citing Myanmar's state administration council information team.

Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake.

The fire department in Naypyitaw said the woman was successfully pulled from the rubble 91 hours after being buried when the building collapsed in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit midday Friday. Experts say the likelihood of finding survivors drops dramatically after 72 hours.

Meantime, multiple countries have pledged millions in assistance to help Myanmar and humanitarian aid organizations with the monumental task ahead.

Even before the earthquake, more than 3 million people had been displaced from their homes by Myanmar's brutal civil war, and nearly 20 million were in need, according to the UN.