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| Police nab 8 in connection to Jerusalem terror attack |
| 2008-03-09 |
| Police have arrested eight people in connection to Thursday's shooting attack at a Jerusalem yeshiva, officials said on Saturday. Investigators were seeking to establish whether Alaa Abu Dhaim, the gunman, had acted alone or was connected to any militant group, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Abu Dhaim, 25, was killed at the scene of the attack by an off-duty Israel Defense Forces officer who lived close to the seminary. A number of the gunman's other family members were among those detained, including his father. The father also removed Hamas and Hezbollah flags from a mourners' tent the family had erected, after being instructed to do so by police. According to the Palestinian news agency Maan, Abu Dhaim's father had in the past been a member of Hamas. Israeli security forces have also interrogated a brother of the gunman, who killed eight students at the Jewish seminary, Channel 2 reported Saturday. Upon his release from detention, the brother traveled to Jordan and all those who have had contact with him since have been questioned by security forces, Channel 2 said. Meanwhile, an initial police investigation has revealed that the shooting was not a spontaneous attack, but in fact had been planned in advance. Police also learnt that Abu Dhaim had personally chosen the location and time for the shooting. To this end, the 25-year-old had carried out extensive reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering work on the yeshiva. Furthermore, the gunman had also stockpiled weapons and ammunition, only some of which he took to perpetrate the attack - an AK-47 assault rife, two pistols and a few magazines. Abu Dhaim did not meet the typical profile of Palestinian attackers, police said. Major General Ilan Franco, the commander of Jerusalem district police, told Channel 2 that the attacker was "not known to the security forces." "He was a normal man, who worked as a driver, who was going to wed soon," Franco said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Rope, tree, pig skin coffin... |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-03-09 13:28 |
| #2 Normal for Paleo, Jack is Back! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-03-09 09:50 |
| #1 "He was a normal man, who worked as a driver, who was going to wed soon," Franco said. I hate to break this to you, Franco, but there is nothing 'normal' about a Palestinian. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-03-09 09:38 |