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Border Police intercept Palestinian car bomb at Beitar Illit checkpoint | JPost | Israel News.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 LAST UPDATED: 07/27/2014 11:57

Police thwart terrorist at Beitar Junction in the West Bank; sappers at the scene neutralizing the bomb; suspect resisted arrest, failed to stop vehicle when asked.

Border police seized a vehicle rigged with a powerful explosive device at a checkpoint at the Beitar Junction in the West Bank on Sunday morning.

Following the discovery, Route 375 near Beitar Illit was closed to traffic.

The security forces identified the vehicle as it was approaching the checkpoint and thought it seemed suspicious that the driver was traveling especially slowly.

The driver was asked to stop the vehicle.

“He was acting suspiciously, so we had to question him,” the officer responsible for the checkpoint said.

Prior to his arrest the suspect stalled when he was asked to turn off the engine of his vehicle.

At this point, a border policeman put his hand on the keys to turn the vehicle off and the suspect began to drive while half of the policeman’s body remained inside.

After the vehicle proceeded for a few meters, the policeman drew his loaded personal weapon and pointed his gun at the suspect, ordering him to stop.

After the suspect was arrested, the security forces noticed he was wearing a wig. At this point they discovered the powerful device in the vehicle.

Border Police sappers were called to the scene to neutralize the device. The suspect was taken in for questioning.

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