Border Police dog thwarts possible terror attack in E. Jerusalem

A Border Police dog has thwarted a possible terror attack in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Isawiyah, according to police.

As part of the massive deployment of security forces in Jerusalem in the wake of the near-daily terror attacks, a police dog named “Taj” discovered an explosive device at a checkpoint leading from the East Jerusalem neighborhood to the main road into Ma’ale Adumim, just outside the capital.

Sappers who arrived at the scene disabled the device.

The explosives could have caused significant harm to security forces or innocent civilians if it had made it across the checkpoint, police say.

“We are prepared for precisely these types of incidents,” says the head of the Border Police’s canine unit in Jerusalem, Sergeant Haim Sabbag.

“It is very possible that the device the canine uncovered could have been used to harm forces nearby. [His discovery] saved lives,” he adds.