Attacker’s body won’t be returned, minister orders

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has instructed the police not to return the body of the Jerusalem truck attacker, according to media reports.

The attacker has been identified in media as Fadi al-Qanbar. According to reports, he spent time in Israeli prison and was working in construction.

An Israeli forensics expert gathers evidence as security forces and emergency personnel gather at the site of a vehicle-ramming attack in Jerusalem on January 8, 2017. (AFP/ MENAHEM KAHANA)
An Israeli forensics expert gathers evidence as security forces and emergency personnel gather at the site of a vehicle-ramming attack in Jerusalem on January 8, 2017. (AFP/ MENAHEM KAHANA)

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