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A Palestinian woman carrying a bag containing a 25-kilogram explosive device was arrested Thursday evening outside the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Israel Defense Forces reservists noticed 28-year-old Fatan Dararmeh, trying to hitch a ride near the Ariel Junction in the West Bank at around 7 P.M. Upon searching her bags they found the explosive device. Sappers later dismantled the bomb. A preliminary investigation revealed that Dararmeh was not meant to serve as a suicide bomber but rather to transfer the explosive device to another person. The device was likely meant to serve in a suicide attack in the Tel Aviv area. The woman operated on behalf of an Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades cell in the West Bank city of Nablus, headed by wanted militant Nader abu-Leil. Abu-Leil’s cell has lately attempted to execute numerous suicide attacks in Israel, but the attempts have so far been averted.
Lugging 55 freakin’ pounds? Must be built like a pack mule. |