The Israel Police and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) thwarted a planned terrorist attack in Jerusalem and arrested a resident of the city’s east suspected of preparing to carry out a bombing, the agencies said on Sunday.

The suspect planed a combined attack on civilian targets in the southern part of the city, the statement continued. Potential targets included the Jerusalem Light Rail, a public bus and a restaurant.

The suspect was studying how to assemble explosive devices and had acquired materials such as metal pipes, matchboxes and fireworks, the Shin Bet and police said. These materials were allegedly used to construct several improvised explosive devices, including pipe bombs.