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Israeli Police ArrestTeen for 'Hundreds' of Bomb Threats Worldwide
Israeli Cyber Police Arrest Israeli-American Teen for 'Hundreds' of Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers Worldwide
Arrest of Jewish teen partly based on FBI information ■ U.S. attorney general commends FBI, Israel police ■ Defense attorney: Medical condition may have affected teen's cognitive functioning.
A resident of Israel in his late teens with both American and Israeli citizenship is suspected of being behind a host of fake bomb threats directed at Jewish institutions and other targets worldwide.
The cyberattack unit of Israel's fraud squad arrested the Jewish suspect, 19, on Thursday in wake of information it received from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and other law-enforcement authorities abroad. Police seized computers and other items that allegedly allowed him to perpetrate the threats in a manner that made it difficult for the police to locate him.
A gag order was lifted on Thursday in the case, which the Israel Police have dubbed Case 801. The suspect and his father will remain in custody for eight more days, the court decided.
Police are accusing the suspect of extortion through threats and of false reporting spreading panic. The incidents include alleged calls placed to shopping malls, airports and various Jewish institutions. Investigators are also attempting to determine if the suspect received any money in connection with of the threats attributed to him.
Last edited by Common Sense (3/23/2017 12:40 pm)
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