IDF troops arrest three Palestinians with pipe bombs in northern West Bank

IDF troops arrest three Palestinian suspects who were found in possession of “a number” of pipe bombs outside the West Bank village of Deir al-Hatab, the army says.

The suspects were spotted near the village, located east of Nablus, by soldiers monitoring surveillance cameras, and the troops were dispatched to arrest them.

A pipe bomb found in the possession of three Palestinian suspects outside the West Bank village of Deir al-Hatab on August 30, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)

The three suspects were handed over to the Shin Bet for questioning.

— Judah Ari Gross

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