Police have arrested a second suspect, a Bat Yam resident in his 20s, on suspicion of involvement in the fragmentation grenade attack at the Japnika restaurant in Kiryat Ono last week, according to N12. The suspect is the second person detained in the case.
Tonight, police arrested a second suspect — a Bat Yam resident in his 20s — in connection with last week's fragmentation grenade attack on the Japnika restaurant in Kiryat Ono, according to N12 and ynet. The arrest was made Tuesday evening, about a week after the attack.
The first suspect, an 18-year-old Bat Yam resident, was arrested last Friday (July 17) and his detention was extended by 12 days by the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on the same day, as The Zioneer reported. The investigation is ongoing, with police examining possible links between the two suspects.
The Kiryat Ono attack is part of a broader wave of fragmentation grenade incidents in central Israel in recent months. In separate cases, police have arrested suspects in Or Yehuda (linked to a May blast that wounded five) and in north Tel Aviv (a July 10 attack on the Blue complex), with several arrests tied to organized crime activity, as The Zioneer has reported.
It remains unclear whether the two suspects in the Kiryat Ono case acted alone or were part of a larger network. The investigation continues.
3 developments
- StrongTel Aviv court extends detention of Japnika grenade suspect by 12 days
- DevelopingPolice arrest 18-year-old suspect in Kiryat Ono grenade attack; suspect to be brought to detention hearing
- DevelopingCourt extends arrest of Rehovot suspect in Givatayim Japnika arson by 7 days
- StrongCourt extends remand of Kiryat Ata suspect in Japnika arson attempt until Monday
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