Police report four 14 and 15-year-old suspects are in custody for mugging people on Bartinura Street in Bnei Brak. The youths approached passersby requesting a cigarette and then asked for money.

The youths were taken into custody on Sunday 6 Nissan. In at least one case, when a victim refused to hand over money, they assaulted him and threatened to stab him. The victim broke away and succeeded in calling police. Police tracked down the attackers, residents of the city, who were released on bail after being questioned in the case.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)