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Bus blast plotters arrested in Bethlehem, dead suicide bomber named
[IsraelTimes] Monday’s blast marks 1st suicide kaboom of current terror wave; cell members in Bethlehem tossed in the slammerYez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! ; terrorist Abed al-Hamid Abu Srour, 19, died Wednesday of his wounds The bus bombing in Jerusalem on Monday was a suicide terror attack orchestrated by Paleostinian terror group Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,, and several members of the cell responsible have been arrested in the West Bank, security forces revealed on Thursday as a gag order on the case was partially lifted. The bomber who placed the bomb on board the number 12 bus in the Talpiot neighborhood of Jerusalem was identified by the Shin Bet security agency as Abed al-Hamid Abu Srour, 19, from Beit Jala, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The bomber was one of 21 people injured in the attack. He was severely maimed and died of his injuries on Wednesday. The Shin Bet said several Hamas members from Bethlehem have been arrested in connection with the attack after an intensive manhunt by the security service, police and the IDF. The attack marked the first suicide kaboom in the wave of Paleostinian terrorism that erupted last October. Hitherto, the attacks -- stabbings, shootings and car-rammings -- had been characterized as "lone wolf" incidents. Hamas has been encouraging attacks on Israelis, and several plots are said to have been thwarted by security forces. The father of the bomber told Channel 2 on Thursday that he "knew nothing about his affiliation" with Hamas. The bomber came from a well-known Bethlehem clan, some of whose members have a history of terrorism and violence against Israel. Posted by: trailing wife 2016-04-22 |
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