IDF foils suicide bombing planned for center of country

[Behind the Aegis]

Israel Defense Forces troops on Friday thwarted what could be a major terror attack when arresting two Palestinians attempting to smuggle explosive belts out of the West Bank city of Nablus.

The Palestinians, aged 20 and 21, said they had been planning to bring the two explosives belts, each holding seven kg of explosives, to someone on the other side of a checkpoint on the northern end of Nablus, who was planning to detonate them in the center of the country.

The army said troops also found a knife in the suspects' possession. Sappers were neutralizing the explosives. No injuries were reported in the incident.

It was not immediately clear which Palestinian organization the suspects belong to, if any.

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