(Ha'aretz) Israel Defense Forces troops at the Beit Farik checkpoint in the West Bank arrested a Palestinian youth on Friday who was carrying four pipe bombs ready for use. Earlier Friday, troops detained a Palestinian trying to smuggle bullets in a video cassette at the Hawara checkpoint. In the past month, Palestinians have tried eight times to smuggle weapons or explosives through checkpoints in the Nablus region.
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