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U.S. Embassy Guards Help Avert Terror Attack in Israel


(VOA) - A major terror attack was averted in Tel Aviv on Friday by U.S. embassy security guards, who overpowered a would-be Palestinian suicide bomber who had intended to blow up a cafe close to the embassy. After a security guard at the cafe had searched the man and discovered he was carrying explosives, the man ran away and the guard chased after him, while calling out for help. Security guards from the embassy joined the pursuit, helping to tackle the man and pin him until the bomb squad removed his vest of explosives.
2002-10-14 00:00:00
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