Mahmoud Hussein Muhammad Bushkar, 37, researched how to make bombs, purchased equipment, conducted tests and tried to recruit accomplices, according to Israeli security forces.
A resident of the Israeli Arab village of Kabul in the Western Galilee has been arrested on suspicion of planning large-scale terrorist attacks, the Israel Police revealed on Thursday.
Mahmoud Hussein Muhammad Bushkar, 37, was detained during a raid by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), the Central Unit of the Israel Police and the Border Police’s undercover unit, the agencies stated.
According to the statement, the suspect researched how to build bombs and bought equipment and materials with which he conducted tests, including for the production of TATP high explosives and a pipe bomb. A firearm and ammunition were also discovered during the arrest raid.