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Sunday, August 20, 2017
Police say stabbing attack in Netanya thwarted
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice say a 21-year-old Palestinian was arrested in Netanya last night with a knife concealed on his person on his way to carry out a stabbing attack in the coastal city.
According to a statement by police spokeswoman Luba Samri, the suspect is a resident of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and was in Israel illegally.
He told police in questioning that he intended to carry out an attack, the statement says.
He will be brought before the Petah Tivka Magistrate’s Court for a remand hearing later this afternoon.
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