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Damascus Gate Killers Planned to Attack Israeli Civilians


(Times of Israel) The three West Bank Palestinians who attacked Israeli forces at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem had planned to target a group of Israeli civilians, Israel's Channel 2 reported on Wednesday, citing police sources. "As far as we can tell from the armaments, [the terrorists] planned a larger, more sophisticated attack," Jerusalem Deputy Police Chief Avshalom Peled said. "The police officers prevented a...much larger attack." One of the terrorists had vowed in a Facebook post to carry out a shooting attack, Channel 2 reported. The report added that all three of the attackers were members of families associated with Fatah.
2016-02-04 00:00:00
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