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| Police bolster forces, hunt for terror cell behind deadly Jerusalem bombings |
| 2022-11-24 |
| [IsraelTimes] Lapid, Gantz vow to capture Death Eaters after attacks on busy bus stops that killed teen, maimed more than 20 others; IDF chief cuts US trip short Police deployed bolstered forces to Jerusalem and other parts of the country Wednesday, while launching a manhunt for a suspected terror cell that detonated bombs at two bus stops in Jerusalem hours earlier, killing a teenager and wounding more than 20 others. Jerusalem police chief Doron Turgeman ordered that the number of officers across the city be ramped up, especially in crowded areas, police said in a statement. Authorities aimed to increase the police presence throughout the city to give "a sense of security to all the city’s residents and visitors," the statement said Earlier, a senior officer said police had raised their level of alert following the bombings. Police front man Eli Levy said the alert level had been raised nationwide, though the most intense focus remained on Jerusalem. A 16-year-old yeshiva student, Aryeh Schupak, was killed and 22 people were hurt in the two attacks, including one listed as critical and another three in serious-moderate condition, according to medical officials. The first explosion occurred close to the main entrance of Jerusalem in Givat Shaul, shortly after 7 a.m., a peak commuter hour. The second blast occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m., at Ramot Junction, where heavily trafficked roads meet, in the capital’s northwest. Schupak, who was killed in the first bombing, was a dual Israeli-Canadian citizen. The head of the police operations division said the "two high-quality, powerful bombs [capable of] a high level of damage" were hidden behind the bus stop and in a bush. The remotely detonated devices were packed with nails and ball bearings to maximize casualties, according to police officials. No group grabbed credit for the attacks, though they were praised by the Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood, terror organization. Details of the investigation into the bombing were placed under a gag order by a court at the request of police, but officials indicated that searches were underway for the terrorist or Death Eaters behind the attack. Due to the nature of the attacks, with two near-identical bombs exploding within half an hour of each other at two bus stops, Deputy Commissioner Sigal Bar Zvi said police suspected an organized cell was behind it, rather than just one person. In recent months, there have been several stabbing and attempted stabbing attacks in Jerusalem, mostly in the Old City. Last month, a Paleostinian gunman killed an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint near Jerusalem. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Just kill ten random bastitches for every one of yours hurt. And let them know. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-11-24 04:20 |