Paraguay on alert over potential attacks to religious sites, such as mosques and synagogues.

Intel from Argentina and Brazil suggests an unidentified suspect of European descent with Italian ancestry

Security forces have given the triple border between Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina extra vigilance. The region, which is a route for crimes such as arms, drug, and human trafficking, as well as billion-dollar smuggling, is on alert after intelligence services identified the risk of a terrorist attack in recent weeks.