Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, September 8, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Police chief says ‘large-scale attack’ prevented in Tel Aviv
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Police commissioner Kobi Shabtai says the armed Palestinian man arrested in Jaffa earlier was planning a major terror attack.
Shabtai says the suspect arrived at the scene with a loaded ‘Carlo’ submachine gun and two pipe bombs filled with nails.
The commissioner says the 19-year-old from Nablus admitted he was on the way to carry out an attack in Tel Aviv, and was looking for a crowded place.
“He was looking to commit a massacre,” Shabtai says.
He thanks the Yasam officers who “prevented a large-scale deadly terror attack” by noticing the man and questioning him.
If you’d like to comment, join
The Times of Israel Community.
The Times of Israel Community.
JOIN THE TOI COMMUNITY
Already a member? Log in here