A Palestinian suspected of planning to carry out a suicide bombing in southern Tel Aviv was arrested Saturday afternoon after police received intelligence information that a terrorist was on the loose. The Palestinian, 19-years-old and illegally residing in Israel, was nabbed by security forces on Shocken Street near the Central Bus Station in the southern part of the city. Security forces were on high alert in Tel Aviv most of the day Saturday after receiving information that a suicide bomber was on the loose. Large police forces spread out across the city, and conducted searches for an explosives belt. Helicopters joined ground forces in the searches and following the suspect's arrest, the terror alert was lowered. "Within ten minutes of receiving intelligence information from the Shin Bet regarding the suspect's identity, a patrol car located and apprehended the suspect on Shocken Street," Tel Aviv District Police Chief Cmdr. Yossi Sedbon told Army Radio. "After ensuring that no other suspects were at large in Tel Aviv, we lowered the alert." The suspect was transferred to Shin Bet investigators for further interrogation.
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