Highway 1
Photo: Hadar Bassat
Jerusalem resident suspected of planning attack arrested
Police briefly block parts of Highway 1, which leads to the capital, to arrest a man in his 20s who is suspected of planning to carry out a terror attack.
The police arrested a Jerusalem resident in his 20s on Highway 1 on Wednesday morning after he threatened to carry out a terror attack.
In light of the threat, police carried out an extensive search in Tel Aviv and eventually located the suspect in a shared taxi on the road to the capital.
The suspect was detained and taken to the Jerusalem District Police for questioning. His bag was given to a police sapper for examination.
Suspect arrested on Highway 1 (צילום: הדר בסת)
The eastbound lanes of Highway 1 were briefly blocked from the Shoresh Interchange as a result of police activity, but have since been reopened.
