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Stun grenade (Archives)
Photo: Eli Elgarat
Man with stun grenade arrested at Jerusalem courthouse
During his questioning man says his son found grenade two days ago, adding that he came to court to fir hearing on civil suit he filed against contractor
A stun grenade was found by security personnel in a bag belonging to a man who arrived at the Jerusalem Magistrates' Court Wednesday.
Police alerted to the scene arrested the man, and in a preliminary interrogation he said his son had found the grenade two days ago. He added that he had come to the court to attend a hearing on a civil suit he filed against a contractor.
Recent months have seen a rise in violent acts against judges. In two major incidents, a pair of shoes were thrown at Supreme Court President Dorit Beinish, and Judge Moshe Gilad's car was set on fire in Akko.
In yet another incident that occurred a few weeks ago, Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court Judge Anna Schneider’s vehicle was vandalized for the third time. The slogan “you and Beinish = murder” was sprayed in Hebrew on the car’s bumper.
A fax that was recently sent to the director of Israel's courts read, "Another judge should be murdered. We'll kill a judge with a LAW missile."
