IDF SPOKESPERSON ANNOUNCEMENT

Terrorist attack thwarted when soldiers uncovered an explosive belt at the Beit Iba crossing

The explosive belt was uncovered in a bag of a Palestinian who tried to exit Nablus.

Earlier this afternoon around 14:00, IDF soldiers at the Beit Iba crossing identified a Palestinian acting in a suspicious manner at the crossing.

The soldiers asked him to empty the bag he was carrying. As the Palestinian was emptying his bag, the soldiers discovered an object that they suspected contained explosives. Inside the bag, the force uncovered a two KG explosive device that was composed of four pipe bombs and two batteries to activate the explosive belt.

The explosive belt was detonated in a controlled manner by engineering corps sappers a short while ago.

The Palestinian was taken for questioning by the security forces.

This entry was posted on Sunday, May 29th, 2005 and is filed under news.