Boy, 15, to be indicted over torching of bus in Bnei Brak during Haredi riots

A bus set alight by an ultra-Orthodox mob in the city of Bnei Brak, January 24, 2021. (Israel Police)
A bus set alight by an ultra-Orthodox mob in the city of Bnei Brak, January 24, 2021. (Israel Police)

Police announce that a 15-year-old boy from Bnei Brak will be indicted over the torching of a bus in Bnei Brak last week, during widespread Haredi riots over police enforcement of lockdown rules.

The teenager has been arraigned on suspicion of disturbing the peace and setting the bus on fire.

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