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Thursday, January 16, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Balloon-borne bomb from Gaza explodes as sappers arrive to defuse it
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleOne of the balloon-borne explosive devices from Gaza that landed in Israel has exploded in an open field in the Sdot Negev region, police say.
The are no injuries or damage caused by the blast, according to police.
The bomb detonated as police sappers were arriving at the scene. The sappers are collecting the remains of the device in order to study what type of explosives were used, a police spokesperson says.
— Judah Ari Gross
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