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Jogger finds roadside bomb in the Galilee

June 1, 2009

A jogger discovered a roadside bomb, possibly intended to detonate as a car or school bus drove by, at the entrance of the Avtalion neighborhood in the Galilee, police said.

Police released this news two months after the discovery. They believe the device, packed with fireworks in addition to other explosive materials, was planted by an organization of Israeli Arabs.

Ynet reports: 

"It is clear to us that the planting of the bomb was nationalistically-motivated," a source in the police's Northern District told Ynet on Sunday. 

He said the bomb was laid there in an attempt at carrying out a terror attack, and that there was no doubt the attempted attack "could have caused casualties."

...The official added that the explosive device was "amateur, but no different from others that were previously used to cause casualties".

"It included gunpowder among other things, and if it had gone off the damage would have been extensive. Ninety percent of these amateur bombs can maim and kill," he said.