In attempted ‘strategic terrorist attack,’ 5 bus bombs said planned to detonate together tomorrow morning

All five explosive devices that either detonated or were disabled this evening had timer devices, and all the blasts were intended to happen simultaneously tomorrow morning, according to several Hebrew media reports citing an unnamed security source.

Each of the devices contained 5 kilograms of explosives, the reports say.

This was intended to be a “strategic terrorist attack,” Channel 12 says.

Additionally, at least one of the undetonated devices — weighing five kilograms — reportedly carries a message saying, “Revenge from Tulkarem” — a reference to a West Bank city where the IDF has recently conducted a large-scale counterterror operation.

Transportation Minister Miri Regev tells the head of the Public Transit Authority that there is a need to stop and check “all buses, trains and light rail trains and act in accordance with the instructions of the Shin Bet and Police,” during a situation assessment on the combined bombing that police suspect is terror-related.