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| Suspected Driver In Car-Ramming Attack Gives Himself Up | ||
| 2014-11-06 | ||
[IsraelTimes] The prime suspect in Wednesday night's car-ramming attack that injured three soldiers turned himself in to security forces on Thursday after members of his family -- including his father -- were tossed in the calabooseDrop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! earlier, Israel Radio reported. Hamam Mesalmeh arrived at the Etzion District Coordinating Office around midday and was detained for questioning over the attack. The DCO coordinates activities between Israeli and Paleostinian security forces. Earlier the IDF arrested his father and brother, according to Paleostinian media reports. Israel Radio cited the Paleostinian news agency Safa, which reported Thursday that security forces entered the village of Beit Awa, near Hebron, and told the Mesalmeh family that their son was the main suspect in the search for the attacker. Several additional members of the family may have been detained, according to the reports. According to the Ma'an News Agency security forces also arrested 15 Paleostinians in raid across the West Bank overnight Wednesday. Security forces also arrested several suspected accessories to the attack in the al-Aroub refugee camp south of Jerusalem. Paleostinians thew rocks at Israeli cars Thursday as they passed the spot where the attack happened. There were no reports of injuries or damage. On Wednesday night a Paleostinian vehicle hit the soldiers, who were standing by the side of Route 60 near al-Aroub. The vehicle was identified as a large white commercial truck, and a van matching the description was later found by IDF troops. In a graphic video posted online which appeared to show the incident, the three soldiers are clearly visible on the side of the road as traffic passed. The white van approached from the left-hand side and, without slowing, plowed into the soldiers and drove off.
Hamam Masalmeh, 23, the driver of a large commercial vehicle that rammed into three IDF soldiers standing near a pillbox by al-Arroub in the West Bank, turned himself in to Israeli custody. Both he and another suspected incarcerated Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! earlier were questioned.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 this is part of what may become known as the vehicular intifada of 2014 |
| Posted by: lord garth 2014-11-06 12:02 |