A 48-year-old Eilat resident allegedly attacked a 70-year-old man at a bus stop, holding a brick over his head and threatening to throw it. Two bystanders intervened and stopped the assault, taking the brick away. The suspect's detention has been extended, and the Eilat District Prosecution filed an indictment with a request to hold him until the end of proceedings, Israeli police said.
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