Joint IDF, ISA, and Israel Police Announcement:
Security forces apprehended the individual suspected of planting the explosive device in a bus in Beitar Illit and additional individuals suspected of assisting the suspect
Overnight (Friday), following precise ISA intelligence, IDF, ISA and Israel Police forces apprehended the individual suspected of planting the explosive device that detonated in a bus in the community of Beitar Illit last Thursday.
The suspect was apprehended in the town of Battir.
The forces also apprehended four additional individuals suspected of assisting the suspect and confiscated a vehicle that was allegedly used by individuals who planted the explosive device.
The suspects were transferred to ISA for further questioning, no IDF injuries were reported.