Police arrest 2 Palestinians with firebombs in West Bank

Two minors held for questioning after stopped outside military base south of Jerusalem with Molotov cocktails

Illustrative photo of a young Palestinian hurling a firebomb in Hebron. (AP/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Border Police early on Saturday arrested two Palestinian teens for possession of Molotov cocktails outside a West Bank military base south of Jerusalem.

The two Palestinians, identified as residents of the Deheishe refugee camp outside Bethlehem, were allegedly preparing to use the firebombs, police said in a statement.

The two suspects were taken in for questioning.

Later another unidentified suspect threw a firebomb at the same military facility and fled the scene, Walla news reported.

The Border Police and IDF opened an investigation into the incident.

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