Holon resident indicted for transporting terrorist who placed bombs on buses last month

The Police Prosecutions Division files an indictment against a resident of Holon who transported a terrorist to Bat Yam and who was responsible for placing explosives on buses that exploded in Holon and Bat Yam last month.

The defendant told investigators that he transported the terrorist twice on that day in return for a payment of NIS 450, Kan News reports

In the first journey, he took the terrorist to a checkpoint in the West Bank, and the second time, he transported him from the checkpoint to Bat Yam.

He admitted that he transported the terrorist but claimed he did not know that he was involved in terrorist activity.

“He sat next to me with the bag, I didn’t know that he had an explosive and that he was a terrorist,” the defendant is reported as having told investigators.

The defendant was released to house arrest after being indicted since the judge did not believe there was evidence that he knew he was transporting a terrorist.

Kan reports that the terrorists responsible for placing the explosives have yet to be apprehended.