Israel: 2 religious soldiers suspected of placing J'lem fake bomb

According to police, the two Nahal Haredi unit soldiers, both 20 years of age, used their uniform to smuggle into the complex a bag containing the device. It was also said that the suspects were caught on security cameras at the station, and were detained following a joint investigation of Israel Police and Military Police.

During the course of the investigation, police discovered that the two suspects entered the station through the Jaffa Street entrance at approximately 6 P.M.

The primary suspect is said to have carried a military backpack containing the dummy bomb. A few minutes later, he was met by his accomplice who entered the station. Both men proceeded upstairs to the third floor men's room, where they left the bag.

The fake bomb placed by the suspects to protest against the disengagement, included a bag with a gas balloon, a clock and some wires. A note was also placed in the bag reading "the disengagement will blow up in our faces."

Passersby who noticed the 12-kilogram canister called the police, who sealed off the bus station for more than an hour before determining that the device was harmless. Traffic quickly jammed the area around the bus station and the entrance to the city, and bus service was interrupted.

After an intensive investigation during which authorities succeeded in conclusively ascertaining the identity of the two suspects, one of the suspects was arrested in his Jerusalem apartment while the other was taken into custody at his army base.

Security is high at the bus station, which routinely X-rays packages and requires people to pass through a metal detector.

Since the beginning of March, right-wing extremists have planted six dummy bombs: two in a Tel Aviv train station and four in Jerusalem. In those incidents the fake bombs also bore notes reading, "The disengagement will explode in our faces."

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