Man apprehended with ‘suspicious object’ on his person in Tamra, northern Israel

The Israel Police says that it apprehended an individual at the entrance to the city of Tamra, in northern Israel, a short while ago, who had a “suspicious object” on his person.

Police were alerted to the suspect, who was accompanied by several others, when they were seen acting in a suspicious manner near some vehicles at the entrance to the city.

While examining the suspects, police say they noticed that one of them had a suspicious object on him and began taking steps to arrest him.

The suspect “refused to identify himself, appeared stressed, and did not cooperate,” the police say.

A large number of security forces, including sappers, were dispatched to the scene, the statement adds, and the circumstances of the incident are under investigation.

Update: Police subsequently determined that the background of the incident was not terror-related.