Tel Aviv police say they have solved the grenade attack on a Japnika branch in Kiryat Ono, where masked individuals threw a grenade three times before it exploded. Two young men from Bat Yam will be indicted in the coming days.
Tel Aviv District Police announced earlier today that they have solved the fragmentation grenade attack on a Japnika branch in Kiryat Ono, which occurred early Monday morning. Throughout the day, additional details emerged: the two suspects, residents of Bat Yam aged 18 and 22, were arrested on suspicion of throwing the grenade while masked and fleeing on a motorcycle. Police said the motive is a criminal dispute. Prosecutors confirmed that indictments will be filed against the two in the coming days. In a separate development, ynet released security footage showing the masked individuals attempting to throw the grenade three times until it exploded. No injuries were reported.
The attack is part of a broader criminal dispute targeting the Japnika restaurant chain across Israel over the past month. As The Zioneer reported, on July 14 explosions occurred at Japnika branches in Netanya and Beersheba; on July 15 a suspected arson attempt damaged a branch in Haifa; and on July 20 a stun grenade was thrown near a residential building in north Tel Aviv, with police investigating a link to the Japnika affair. Earlier today, at 12:06 Jerusalem, it was also reported that two suspects already indicted for the arson of an event hall in Tiberias will face additional charges for throwing a grenade at a Japnika branch.
Further details on the motive and the suspects' identities have not been released by police.
6 developments
- StrongCourt extends detention of suspect in Kiryat Ono Japnika grenade attack by 7 days
- DevelopingPolice arrest 18-year-old suspect in Kiryat Ono grenade attack; suspect to be brought to detention hearing
- DevelopingGrenade thrown at kiosk in Kiryat Motzkin; police investigate criminal background
- DevelopingFootage shows Japnika Afula branch after overnight grenade attack
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