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| Middle East |
| Boomobile stopped in Wadi Ara |
| 2003-01-21 |
| A van containing explosives was caught Tuesday evening adjacent to the Green Line, within Israeli territory. The van was caught west of Taibeh, not far from Umm al-Fahm, after security forces obtained intelligence reports regarding terrorists' attempts to infiltrate Israel. Border Policemen stopped the vehicle, and four people who were in the car fled the scene. Policemen conducted searches for two of the men in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority. The other two suspects escaped to the vicinity of Umm al-Fahm. Beating a hasty, but Islamic retreat... According to an initial investigation, the car license plates were counterfeit. Police sappers arrived at the scene, and found the explosive device comprised of about 300 kilograms of explosives as well as gas canisters. The security establishment is not ruling out the possibility that the suspects who fled the car were armed or carrying explosives belts. Too bad they weren't smoking. Doing so while sitting on 660 pounds of explosives is a quick way to end the habit... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |