Suicide bomber planned to attack synagogue

Jerusalem Post ^ | Nov. 11, 2003 | JPOST.COM STAFF

[yonif]

Police and the Shin Bet recently arrested Muhammed Tushiya,19, from Kfar Yassin in the West Bank.

Tushiya, an Islamic Jihad terrorist, was planning a terrorist attack in Afula but changed his target to a synagogue at the nearby settlement of Shaked in the northern West Bank.

He told interrogators that the heavy police presence around Afula prevented him from carrying out an attack there.

The terrorist was riding a dune buggy heading for Afula, loaded with 10kg of explosives when he spotted a heavy Israeli security presence.

Tushiya told the Shin Bet after his capture that he changed his mind and decided to attack the synagogue in Shaked.

Security forces were also present at Shaked, so the terrorist decided to delay his attack. But by then, the Shin Bet had received intelligence regarding Tushiya, and arrested the would-be suicide bomber shortly after.

[yonif]

Ping.

[Bobby Chang]

These homicide bombers are being stoped day by day, and that's a good thing. There are too many scenes today where a selfish homicide bomber comes into the building and blows up people thinking he's going to paradise.

He isn't.