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IDF seizes work permits of family of suspected Petah Tikva terrorist
[IsraelTimes] Army raids home of alleged gunman in central Israel attack; soldiers also arrest Paleostinian smugglers, seize guns.Security forces raided the West Bank home of a suspected terrorist on early Friday morning, a day after a combination shooting-stabbing attack that left five people injured in the central city of Petah Tikva, the army said. The Israel Defense Forces confiscated the work permits of family members of the alleged assailant, identified by Paleostinian media as 18-year-old Sadeq Nasser Abu Mazen from Beita al-Foka, a village south of Nablus. A number of Abu Mazen’s family members were also questioned, the army said. On Wednesday evening, the suspected terrorist shot up a bus near Petah Tikva’s outdoor market. One man was shot and lightly maimed, while another two women were lightly injured by shrapnel. He then expeditiously departed at a goodly pace, trying to shoot more, but his gun jammed. He was eventually cornered by citizens and stabbed one of them with a screwdriver as they tried to subdue him outside a sewing machine shop. In addition, the army also locked away Please don't kill me! six people in the northern West Bank as part of a crackdown on Paleostinians who illegally enter Israeli territory, normally for work, a spokesperson says. Some of these "illegal infiltrators" have also carried out terror attacks inside Israel. It was not immediately clear if Abu Mazen had a legal work permit or if he too entered Israel illegally. On Thursday, police placed a gag order on the investigation. Also overnight, an IDF soldier monitoring surveillance cameras in the Hebron region spotted a suspicious vehicle approaching the security fence that surrounds most of the West Bank. Troops were called to the scene. Upon searching the car, the soldiers discovered a gun and ammunition inside. The IDF said the weapon was an M-16 assault rifle. However, if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... a picture of the gun shows that it is more likely a Carlo-style improvised submachine gun, made to look like an M-16. Though the stock, pistol grip and handguard are similar to those on an M-16 -- all of which are pieces that can be purchased commercially, as they are not involved in the actual shooting mechanism -- the gun seized has a noticeably different type of receiver, one which is far more consistent with Carlo-style submachine guns. When asked about these differences, an IDF spokesperson maintained that the weapon was an M-16 and said the disparities could be the result of home modifications. A Carlo-style submachine gun is significantly less accurate, reliable and thus far cheaper than an M-16, which can cost tens of thousands of shekels on the West Bank black market. Another Carlo-style submachine gun belonging to an alleged Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, member was also located in the West Bank village of Surif, near Hebron, the army said. Elsewhere in the West Bank, Israeli troops picked up 10 more Paleostinian suspects who are believed to have taken part in so-called "popular terrorism," a catch-all term referring to rock throwing and taking part in violent protests. One person was arrested in Fahma, in the northern West Bank, where troops also uncovered a number of Molotov cocktails and bullets, the army said. The other nine suspects were also arrested in the northern West Bank, two were from Beit Amin, three from Azoun Atma, one from Beida, one from Utzrin and two from the new Askar refugee camp, outside Nablus.
In the early morning hours, two of the terrorist's friends were arrested, as well as another person, who was suspected of driving him into Israel. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-02-11 |
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