An explosive-laden car was discovered in the Netanya central bus station this morning and blown up by the police bomb squad before it could cause any casualties or damage.
A worker at the bus station noticed a white Fiat car with West Bank license plates parked in a no-parking area of the bus station. He saw that it had a cooking gas cylinder on the back seat, and watched for a few minutes to see who would come to drive it away. “Cars parked like that are usually left for a moment or two while the driver carries out an errand,” he said.
When no driver appeared he looked again and saw wires leading from the cylinder. He notified the police. They arrived at the scene along with the bomb squad, which blew up the car after evacuating the area and closing the surrounding streets. Three fire engines dealt with the consequent blaze. The area was reopened to traffic an hour-and-a-half later.
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