Israeli Police launched an investigation Sunday after a pipe bomb was thrown at a home in the Beit Safafa neighborhood of Jerusalem overnight. No injuries or damage were reported; a preliminary probe indicates a criminal motive, according to police.
Israeli Police sappers from the Moriah station secured the scene in the Beit Safafa neighborhood overnight Sunday following a report of a pipe bomb found near a home. The device was thrown at the property, according to a preliminary police statement. The investigation has found no evidence of nationalist (terror) motive, leading investigators to suspect a criminal background. No injuries were reported, and the device did not cause damage. The incident is the second reported explosive device in Jerusalem in recent weeks; last Wednesday, police neutralized a device in the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood in a separate criminal case, as The Zioneer reported on June 10. The current investigation is ongoing, and police have not announced any arrests.
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