Palestinians Arrested for Setting Jerusalem Fire

(Ynet News) Noam Dvir - Two Palestinians, 17 and 18, from the village of Kfar Katna in the West Bank were arrested on suspicion of setting a large wildfire near Kibbutz Ma'ale Hahamisha two weeks ago. Nine firefighting crews and two aircraft were needed to gain control of the blaze. Police Commander Gilad Bahat said, "As far as we know, the motive was nationalist and intended to cause damage."


2012-07-10 00:00:00

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