Car bomb stopped on Route 5 - UPDATED with video
The white four-door hatchback with Palestinian plates was stopped at the Oranit checkpoint on highway 5 northeast of Tel Aviv after it "drew the suspicion of security guards" according to police. Inside the car, the Defense Ministry said their security guards found a gas canister hooked up with electric wires which they say they believe was an explosive device.
The driver and passenger were taken from the car and arrested, and a bomb sapper robot was sent to dismantle the device.
After the incident, traffic on highway 5 near the scene was stopped in both directions, causing major gridlock.
The Defense Ministry said the driver admitted to planning a bombing and that both suspects are now in custody of police.
Highway 5 runs from Ariel to the coast, and once past the checkpoint (you know, one of the ones that Machsom Watch and their friends would like to close so that the 'poor Palestinians' can bring their bombs into Israel and murder us all) could have reached any point in Central Israel.
What could go wrong?
UPDATE 4:01 PM
And now we have video.
Let's go to the videotape.
Arutz Sheva adds:
The car was stopped for a routine check at the checkpoint on Highway 5 that transverses Samaria from east to west, and leads directly into the northern outskirts of Tel Aviv.
One of the officers noticed a bag between the driver's legs. Inside it was a gas balloon, connected ot electric wires. He was taken to interrogation and admitted, under initial questioning, that he had been on his way to carry out an attack.
The checkpoint was closed to traffic and Highway 5 blocked in both directions, as sappers handled the bomb.But let's shut down some more checkpoints, eh?
Labels: car bombs, IDF, Machsom Watch, Operation Protective Edge, Palestinian terrorism
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:47 PM
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