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Jenin: Terror attack thwarted

Two Palestinians raise officers' suspicion at Reihan Crossing, found to be carrying explosive devices. In interrogation, men admit they planned to throw bombs at troops

The security forces thwarted a second terror attack in 24 hours, this time at the Reihan Crossing near Jenin.

 

On Tuesday afternoon, two Palestinians who arrived at the crossing raised suspicion with the local Border Guard policemen manning the checkpoint. Following a search of the two, soldiers found two pipe bombs, weighing about one kilogram each.

 

The crossing has been by the officers closed and the bombs were detonated in a controlled manner by Border Guard sappers.

 

During an investigation of the incident, the two Palestinians said they intended on throwing the devices on the local forces.

 

On Monday, a Palestinian man was shot and killed in the Hawara checkpoint south of Nablus after attempting to stab IDF soldiers who were manning the checkpoint. The man raised the suspicion of the soldiers and then attempted to attack them. One soldier shot the man at his lower extremities and wounded him. He died shortly thereafter.

 

A preliminary investigation revealed that the man approached two soldiers who were inspecting vehicles at the checkpoint who were leaving Nablus. At some point the soldiers became suspicious of the man, and after questioning him regarding his actions, the man took out a knife and assaulted one of the soldiers, knife in hand.

 

The Hawara checkpoint experiences an incident or an attempt to attack soldiers on daily basis. In addition, the soldiers thwarted attempts to transfer weapons through the checkpoint.

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.10.06, 18:51
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