A Palestinian man wearing a device with 12 pipe bombs strung together was apprehended at the Tapuach Junction near Nablus on Friday morning. The man told the soldiers he had planned to commit a suicide bombing.
Alert Israeli troops manning the checkpoint were suspicious by the man’s heavy coat, worn on a particularly hot day. A subsequent search revealed the explosive device.
It is not yet known whether the suspect, , a Nablus resident in his 20s was acting alone. Security forces believe that the bomber originally intended to attack the soldiers
at the check point.
Israeli Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch spoke with the officers who apprehended the suspect and congratulated them. “You prevented a terror attack and saved lives,” he said. “I am proud of you and your excellent work.”
Once again, checkpoints save lives.
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Why Israel needs checkpoints: Terror attack averted
For the second time in two weeks, a massive terror attack on Israel was averted.
From the Jpost
"Border Police intercepted two Palestinians carrying eleven pipe bombs who were likely on their way to carry out an attack at the Samaria military court, as one of the murderers of the Fogel family was being sentenced.
The suspects, both in their 20s, were trying to cross the Salem checkpoint near Jenin, when their nervous conduct aroused the suspicions of a veteran Border Policeman.
"They were placed in a bomb-proof examination hut for a search, but did not cooperate," Border Police spokesman Supt. Shai Hakimi told The Jerusalem Post.
Security personnel became even more suspicious and declared a "situation bell," which is code for strip search of suspects thought to be carrying weapons.
The search revealed eleven pipe bombs, a homemade gun, and ammunition.
The suspects were arrested, and the explosives were neutralized by Border Police bomb squad officers"
And this, once again, is why Israel's needs checkpoints. Checkpoints save lives, civilians lives, innocent lives, every day.
From the Jpost
"Border Police intercepted two Palestinians carrying eleven pipe bombs who were likely on their way to carry out an attack at the Samaria military court, as one of the murderers of the Fogel family was being sentenced.
The suspects, both in their 20s, were trying to cross the Salem checkpoint near Jenin, when their nervous conduct aroused the suspicions of a veteran Border Policeman.
"They were placed in a bomb-proof examination hut for a search, but did not cooperate," Border Police spokesman Supt. Shai Hakimi told The Jerusalem Post.
Security personnel became even more suspicious and declared a "situation bell," which is code for strip search of suspects thought to be carrying weapons.
The search revealed eleven pipe bombs, a homemade gun, and ammunition.
The suspects were arrested, and the explosives were neutralized by Border Police bomb squad officers"
And this, once again, is why Israel's needs checkpoints. Checkpoints save lives, civilians lives, innocent lives, every day.
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