A terror attack was prevented as Israel Police announce on Wednesday 11 Kislev that border police last night arrested an Arab motorist after discovering three pipe bombs ready for detonation in his vehicle.

Two teams of border police operating in Yehuda and Shomron during the night found themselves Abu Dis. After wrapping up their work in that area they were summoned to the Jerusalem border area to assist another team that was attacked with an explosive device on the security road used to patrol the border of the capital.

They responded immediately and B’chasdei Hashem apprehended the terrorists involved in the bomb attack earlier. They then took notice of three vehicles driving erratically, one following the other, and they B”H they succeeded in stopping all of them and apprehend the drivers before they fled, which they tried doing.

One of the vehicles was carrying three pipe bombs described as “ready for us”. The area was closed down and bomb demolition technicians were summoned.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)