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07-11-2005, 04:35 PM
Police clear central bus station after finding 12 kg ‘bomb’ in men’s bathroom; government ministers say event ‘crosses red line’
JERUSALEM – A 12 kilogram (26.4 pound) fake bomb was found in the Jerusalem central bus station Monday evening, causing widespread panic and forcing police to clear the three-story building while sappers investigated the incident.
The package, consisting of an alarm clock, wires, and gas balloon, was apparently placed by anti-disengagement protesters. The “bomb” included a note reading, “disengagement will blow up in our faces.”
Security at the central bus station is one of the most extensive operations in the country. Passengers must pass through metal detectors, bags go through airport-style x-ray machines, and every passenger is frisked.
Following Monday’s incident, police and terminal security agents must investigate how activists managed to get the fake bomb into the station.
Police Fury
Jerusalem police officials blasted the fake bomb, after dozens of officers rushed to the scene to maintain order as thousands of people filed out of the station.
Nor was the event the first of its kind in the capital. In May two fake bombs were found at bus stops on major thoroughfares, saying “disengagement will blow up in our faces,” “Jews don’t expel Jews,” and warning the incident was only the beginning of a “tough” struggle.”
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3111281,00.html
JERUSALEM – A 12 kilogram (26.4 pound) fake bomb was found in the Jerusalem central bus station Monday evening, causing widespread panic and forcing police to clear the three-story building while sappers investigated the incident.
The package, consisting of an alarm clock, wires, and gas balloon, was apparently placed by anti-disengagement protesters. The “bomb” included a note reading, “disengagement will blow up in our faces.”
Security at the central bus station is one of the most extensive operations in the country. Passengers must pass through metal detectors, bags go through airport-style x-ray machines, and every passenger is frisked.
Following Monday’s incident, police and terminal security agents must investigate how activists managed to get the fake bomb into the station.
Police Fury
Jerusalem police officials blasted the fake bomb, after dozens of officers rushed to the scene to maintain order as thousands of people filed out of the station.
Nor was the event the first of its kind in the capital. In May two fake bombs were found at bus stops on major thoroughfares, saying “disengagement will blow up in our faces,” “Jews don’t expel Jews,” and warning the incident was only the beginning of a “tough” struggle.”
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3111281,00.html