| Submit your comments on this article |
| Israel-Palestine-Jordan |
| Police find makeshift bomb in Palestinian car near Jerusalem |
| 2015-11-03 |
[IsraelTimes] Security forces suspect bomb was intended for terror attack on Israelis; 5 Hebron men juggedKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! An improvised bomb was discovered by police in a Paleostinian car Monday morning near a checkpoint at the West Bank village of al-Azariya, police say. Based on prior intelligence, police were stationed in the area in anticipation of an attempted attack. On searching the car police found the homemade pipe bomb, which was then removed and detonated by a bomb disposal robot. Police suspect the bomb was intended to be used in a Fatah attack on Israelis in the Hebron area. Five Hebron residents who were in the car were arrested. Police released footage of the bomb disposal robot at the site. In a separate incident Monday, police opened fire on an unidentified vehicle when it refused to stop at a checkpoint near the West Bank settlement of Tapuah. The car expeditiously departed at a goodly pace and police units are searching the area for the vehicle. No injuries were reported. Earlier in Jerusalem police arrested a 22-year-old resident of Jabel Mukaber suspected of attacking a woman near the Jaffa gate of the Old City. The man had approached the woman as she led a guided tour group in the Old City. When she turned in his direction he pulled out a bottle and struck her around the head. She sustained light injuries and was evacuated to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem by the Magen David Adom ambulance service. The suspect initially expeditiously departed at a goodly pace but was found by police. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |