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Monday, March 14, 2016
2 Palestinian women caught with knives ‘on way to attack’
Two Palestinian women have been arrested after security forces found knives in their bags at the Zeitim checkpoint on the outskirts of Jerusalem, police say.
Border Police and Military Police discovered and seized the weapons during a standard procedure search.
The two women, ages 24 and 28 from Abu Dis near Jerusalem, were arrested. Police say the initial interrogation revealed they were “on their way to carry out a terror attack.”