Two more people have been arrested in connection to the death of a 30-year-old man in an explosion in the southern city of Beersheba last month, police announced Wednesday.
According to the findings of a police investigation, the man was apparently killed by his own grenade when attempting an attack on a senior Israel Prisons Service official living in the area.
The explosion occurred shortly after midnight on November 12. Police found the lifeless body of the man; medics were unable to revive him.
A third alleged accomplice, a 24-year-old Beersheba resident, was arrested earlier this month.
That suspect was remanded on charges of abetting in a crime, use of explosives, possession of weapons, and attempted aggravated assault.
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The police statement said prosecutors intend to file an indictment against the man, whose remand has been further extended until Thursday.
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