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| Three Palestinians arrested with submachine gun at West Bank security barrier |
| 2022-09-19 |
| [IsraelTimes] Men taken to be questioned by Shin Bet; unclear whether they planned attack or sought to sell firearm. The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday its troops had arrested two Paleostinian suspects at the West Bank security barrier, near the Israeli Arab city of Baqa al-Gharbiye, one of whom was armed with a submachine gun. According to the IDF, soldiers operating surveillance cameras spotted the two men attempting to cross the West Bank security barrier close to the Baqa checkpoint that separates the Israeli city from the Paleostinian village of Baqa a-Sharqiyya. The IDF said troops were dispatched to the scene and arrested the pair. One was found to be carrying a Carlo makeshift submachine gun in his bag. The pair were taken to be questioned by the Shin Bet security agency. It was not immediately clear whether they planned an attack or were seeking to sell the weapon. The IDF added that a third suspect was arrested nearby shortly after. He was not reported to have been armed. Hebrew-language media reports, citing the IDF, said the two were believed to have been planning an attack in Israel or were going to sell the weapon in order for someone else to commit an attack. In its statement, the IDF did not elaborate on their alleged intentions. |
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