Police and bomb disposal crews in Jaffa concluded that a suspicious object was not an explosive device, clearing the scene. The area had been cordoned off during the investigation.
Police and bomb disposal crews in Jaffa concluded at around 14:33 Jerusalem that a suspicious object they were investigating was not an explosive device. The area, which had been cordoned off since the early afternoon, was reopened. No injuries were reported.
Earlier on Sunday, starting at 14:14 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that police were investigating a suspected booby-trapped vehicle near Bloomfield Stadium in Jaffa. Initial reports indicated that light-rail service had been halted and roads closed. By version 3 of the thread, police confirmed no injuries as bomb disposal teams worked at the scene, and by version 6, the investigation was centered near Bloomfield Stadium.
The incident unfolded against the backdrop of a series of explosions in central Tel Aviv earlier in the day, which had raised general security concerns, as The Zioneer first reported at 14:14 Jerusalem. That context led authorities to treat the initial report with heightened caution.
It remains unclear what the object was or why it was deemed suspicious, and no further details about the object or the initial report have been disclosed by police.
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