Bomb Attack Thwarted in Jerusalem

YNet

Several pipe bombs were found in the middle of downtown Jerusalem at the Jaffa street light rail stop, near Jaffa and King George Streets, during Sunday morning rush hour.

A Druze light rail security guard saw a man who arose his suspicions. The guard called the suspect over and began speaking to the man in Arabic. While the first light rail guard was speaking to the suspect, a second guard began searching the bag.

He lifted the bag and felt that it was extremely heavy. He then looked into the bag and saw the pipebombs, whereby the suspect was apprehended and police were called.

The light rail has resumed full service.

The suspect is in his 20s and is a resident of the West Bank. He revealed that he planned to set off several pipe bombs on the light rail following an investigation.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barakat thanked the security guards with a special meeting at the Mayors office. He said “We heard the story, and we’re very impressed. Both due to the fact that you knew how to look for things which were out of the ordinary, that you managed to see the terrorist, and that you understood that he was suspicious. You saved a lot of lives today.”

He continued, saying “Jerusalem tips its hat to you both, and I wanted to invite you both to my office to personally thank you and to hold you both up as examples for the citizens of Jerusalem. Congratulations.”