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Monday, June 12, 2017
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Monday, June 12, 2017
Shin Bet arrests 3 Israelis for seeking to join Islamic State
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Shin Bet arrests two Israeli minors, aged 17, from the northern village of Barta’a, on suspicion of supporting and identifying with Islamic State, a statement from the security agency says Monday.
Another Israeli, a resident of East Barta’a in the West Bank, is also under arrest.
The three participated in religious classes in recent months that exposed them to extremist materials praising Islamic State, the Shin Bet statement says. It adds that one of the suspects contacted IS operatives in “various theaters” and asked how he might join the organization’s ranks. All three have sworn allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
They also allegedly built an improvised bomb.
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