Construction workers discover weapons cache containing anti-tank missiles

Construction workers uncover a cache of weapons during renovation work on a residential building in the northern city of Afula, police say in a statement.

Police officers were dispatched to the building on the city’s central Ben Yehuda Street after they received a call reporting a plastic bag containing ammunition.

A live hand grenade, a stun grenade and three M72 Light Anti Tank Weapon missiles discovered by construction workers during building renovations in Afula, September 18, 2017. (Israel Police)

Part of the road was closed as a bomb disposal unit entered the building where they found a live hand grenade, a stun grenade and three M72 Light Anti Tank Weapon missiles.

The weapons were confiscated and an investigation has been opened to determine their source, police say.

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