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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Police on alert near Beersheba
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice set up roadblocks and sent in reinforcements near Beersheba and the southern Bedouin town of Rahat due to the “suspicion of a security incident,” a spokesperson says.
No reasons for the alert were given.
The police do not have any special directives for residents, but encourage them to listen to the orders of officers.
Additional police officers, as well as security vehicles, will be traveling throughout the area, police say.
“The public is encouraged to call the 100 call center with anything out of the ordinary,” police say.
— Judah Ari Gross
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