ISRAEL: BRIEFCASE BOMB EXPLODES AT BUSY ISRAELI BUS STATION

Record ID: 358285

  • Title: ISRAEL: BRIEFCASE BOMB EXPLODES AT BUSY ISRAELI BUS STATION
  • Date: 25th December 1999
  • Summary: NETANYA, NORTHEASTERN ISRAEL (DECEMBER 24, 1999) (REUTERS) 1. SLV STREET IN NATANYA WITH POLICE NEAR SITE OF EXPLOSION 0.04 2. MV PASSERS-BY LOOKING ON FROM BEHIND CORDON PAN TO SCENE OF EXPLOSION 0.10 3. MV SECURITY PERSONNEL AT WORK AT SCENE OF BLAST 0.16 4. MV SECURITY PERSONNEL 0.26 5. SCU SHRAPNEL ON GROUND 0.30 6. MV
  • Embargoed: 9th January 2000 12:00
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  • Location: NETANYA, NORTH OF TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
  • Country: Israel
  • Reuters ID: LVA6VNGLIBMQBACM9R81480UBDCQ
  • Story Text: A briefcase bomb exploded at a busy Israeli bus station
    on Friday but caused no injuries because a suspicious
    shopowner raised the alarm in time for police to clear the
    area.

    Police were checking whether the attack, in the
    coastal town of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, was planned by a
    group of Arab militants they believe were behind a November 7
    pipe bomb attack that wounded 14 people in Netanya.

    Kiosk owner Avi Barashi said that someone had reported a
    strange bag near his stall.

    "I asked the workers and they said that they saw someone
    put the bag there.I became suspicious and I called the ploice
    and they prevented a major disaster", said Barashi.

    Police said the bomb was placed in a dark-blue briefcase,
    and was apparently planted by a man dressed as an
    ultra-Orthodox Jew with a beard and skulllcap.Israel radio
    said the weapon was a pipe bomb laden with a kilogram (2.2
    pounds) of explosives mixed with nails.

    Area police commander David Sadeh said his forces arrived
    at the central bus station in time to evacuate the area before
    the bomb blew up.There were no reports of major damage.

    Several people were detained for questioning.

    "An alert citizen called police.Based on the first
    suspicion, the area was closed off completely, the case blew
    up under (police) supervision," Sadeh said.

    As in other parts of the world, Israeli forces are on
    alert against possible militant attacks ahead of the new
    millennium.Israeli police blamed the last Netanya attack on
    Arabs opposed to Palestinian peace moves with Israel.


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