Posted on 03/30/2006 7:48:39 AM PST by Alouette
Alert hareidi-brigade soldiers suspected an Arab who arrived at their checkpoint, and ultimately found that he was in fact wearing a ten-kilogram explosive.
The soldiers were manning a barrier near Bekaot in the Jordan Valley, east of Shechem, when an 18-year-old Arab arrived. Brigade Commander Lt.-Col. Yaron Frankel told Arutz-7's Kobi Finkler what happened:
"The soldiers have been in this area for just a few days. The force identified the youth from about 30 meters away, wearing a coat that appeared too big on him. They became suspicious, and immediately began the regular procedure for arresting a suspect. They called out to him to stop and open the zipper of his coat, while at the same time taking cover themselves. When he took off his coat and then his sweater, they saw him wearing an explosive vest of ten kilograms. The Border Guard sappers then blew it up in a controlled explosion. It might sound simple, but the fact is that these young soldiers did something that prevented a major attack later that day in Tel Aviv. Their alertness saved many lives."
The Nahal Hareidi unit is in an infantry unit of the Central Command, carrying out combat duties of all types: ambulatory patrols, checkpoints, temporary barriers, and the like.
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Was the blowbot still wearing the explosive vest when "Guard sappers blew it up in a controlled explosion"?
That was my reaction. How can you get a suicide bomber to remove his vest so that you can do a controlled blow? It's contrary to what his intentions are. If he did give it up, then he wasn't as dedicated as one would think. Either that, or he didn't get to his objective and decided to throw in the towel.
I hope so. I'll bet an HE tipped rifle round would set it off. This seems like the only safe thing to do.
Hopefully the murderer was still wearing the belt when it was zapped.
Was he still wearing the vest when they blew it up in a controlled explosion. If not, why not?
Does Israel have a parallel to the ACLU? Sure sounds like profiling to me.
My parents have been in Israel all week. I pray they return home safely.
Well, they could have EMP'eed him.
It almost seems as if this guy wanted to get caught.
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"Does Israel have a parallel to the ACLU? Sure sounds like profiling to me."
Unfortunately several.
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