Israeli police on Thursday arrested a Jerusalem man who allegedly planned to blow up an Arab bus and set off a car bomb in an Arab village.
Gil Dahari, 25, was arrested after he told an undercover police officer of his plans.
Police said Dahari, who works as a building inspector for the Interior Ministry, had no affiliations with Jewish extremist groups.
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