Israeli police thwart bomb attack at rail stop in Jerusalem

Israeli police said Sunday they thwarted a bomb attack at Jerusalem's light rail by a Palestinian youth.

Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said that the suspect was arrested while he was trying to board the rail in Jaffa Road in downtown Jerusalem after he raised suspicion of a security guard.

The guard said the suspect, identified as a 20-year-old resident of the West Bank, was standing near a rail stop, holding a bag in his hand. The guard ordered him to open his bag and saw it contains explosives, according to Samri.

Samri said that after police had arrested the youth, they found "several pipe bombs inside his bag."

The area was closed to traffic and pedestrians, and the rail was stopped for more than an hour, creating heavy congestions throughout the city.

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