In the wake of intelligence warnings about a cell of armed terrorists in the Jerusalem area, Border Police officers set up checkpoints along Highway 1 early Sunday afternoon and the Shin Bet’s Tequila force was deployed to the area.

Forces of the Tequila unit are deployed as a last resort to stop terrorists who are already on the way to the attack.

Shortly later, the police stopped one suspicious vehicle near the Latrun interchange. The driver was arrested and transferred to the Shin Bet for interrogation. His vehicle was examined by bomb sappers.

Meanwhile, a large number of police forces are still searching for the second suspect.

According to media reports, two suspects from east Jerusalem were on the way to carry out an attack.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)