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3 settlers convicted of planning to bomb Arab girls school
JPost Reg ReqâdThis is the difference between the Paleos and the Jews. In Israel, they get arrested and convicted, in Paleoland, theyâre celebrated with candy Three residents of the West Bank settlement of Bat Ayin were convicted Wednesday for their involvement in the attempted bombing of a Palestinian girls school in east Jerusalem about a year and a half ago. Shlomo Dvir, Yarden Morag and Ofer Gamliel were all found guilty of attempted murder and illegal possession of arms by the Jerusalem District Court. Police arrested Dvir, 26, and Morag, 25, both from Bat Ayin southwest of Bethlehem, early on March 29, 2002, as they were allegedly about to plant a powerful bomb in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of A-Tur, between Mokassed Hospital and an Arab girlsâ elementary school across the street. Following an interrogation of Dvir and Morag, police arrested Gamliel, 43, of Bat Ayin, who helped the two plan the attack and prepare the bomb. A late-night police patrol noticed two suspicious men driving through the empty streets of the neighborhood, and called for backup. The suspects parked their car next to the hospital and school, and detached a trailer being towed by their car. Police approached the suspects, who refused to explain their actions. The officers then took the men into custody. During a search of the vehicle, police uncovered two unlicensed guns and a large bomb connected to a gas canister and barrels of flammable materials. The explosives were set to detonate in the morning. Police bomb disposal experts neutralized the device. "Had the bomb gone off as planned, it would have caused casualties and damage," Jerusalem police chief Cmdr. Mickey Levy said. Posted by: Frank G 2003-09-17 |
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