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Israel Foils Palestinian Terror Attack in Jerusalem
(Jerusalem Post) Ben Hartman - The Israel Security Agency announced Thursday that earlier this month it arrested Muhammad Nasser Ahmed Abassi, 21, Murad Muhammad Uda Kustiro, 23, and a minor for plotting to attack security guards in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem. Abassi, affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, confessed to having the minor carry out surveillance ahead of the planned attack, and to acquiring a knife and axe. He also admitted to making pipe bombs and firebombs which were used against Israeli police during recent rioting in east Jerusalem.