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Jerusalem police investigate explosives and stone-throwing incident – Israel News

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April 13, 2024

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Detectives from the police’s Jerusalem District, along with Border Police personnel, arrested 4 suspects from east Jerusalem, aged 15-16, who made a number of pipe bombs and positioned them below a light-weight rail station in Jerusalem.

The police turned conscious of the incident whereas investigating different incidents referring to using pipe bombs and stones thrown at police and different mild rail autos.

From the investigation, it turned obvious that the 4 suspects, a few of whom banded collectively, educated, assembled, planted the explosive cost (an improvised explosive machine) at a light-weight rail station, and documented the act.

Moreover, the police reported that one of many suspects threw an explosive machine in direction of the sunshine rail, whereas different suspects threw stones in direction of the sunshine rail and fled the scene.

Pipe bomb confiscated from Fureidis youths suspected of concentrating on police‏ (credit score: POLICE SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)

Police initially responded to studies of alleged gunfire

Policemen have been known as to the scene following studies of stone-throwing and gunfire. They started investigating and amassing proof, later discovering that it was really an improvised explosive machine that detonated after being thrown on the mild rail moderately than the believed gunfire.

Jerusalem District investigators uncovered one other case by which one of many suspects positioned an improvised explosive machine below the rail when the prepare arrived on the platform.

Nonetheless, the machine didn’t detonate, and the suspect fled the scene. In each circumstances, there have been no accidents to passengers or pedestrians and minor harm was brought on to the sunshine rail.

Moreover, it emerged from the investigation that a number of the suspects have been concerned in a number of different incidents of stone-throwing in direction of safety forces in current months.

The police interrogated the suspects, and the Jerusalem Justice of the Peace’s Court docket prolonged their arrest. Upon completion of the investigation by the Police, evidentiary infrastructure was established in opposition to the 4 terrorists, and a prosecutor’s assertion was filed in opposition to them.