BREAKING NEWS

Police detect explosive device in Jerusalem, thwart possible attack

Police said they foiled a possible terror attack after detecting an explosive device at a checkpoint to east Jerusalem's Issawiya neighborhood, adjacent to the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus.
During operational sweeps of the capital, a police canine unit arrived to Issawiya and located the suspicious package that encased a pipe bomb.
Police sappers were called to the scene to neutralize the explosive device after confirming the nature of the object.