Indictment Filed Against Beit Shean Resident for Throwing Grenade

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A Beit Shean resident, a man about 30, is suspected of throwing a shrapnel grenade into a house yard in the city at night. According to the allegations, he fled the scene riding an electric scooter, and afterward hid the scooter in a park.

Police detectives located the scooter, set up an ambush and waited for the suspect for many hours. When he returned to collect the vehicle, he was arrested by the officers who had been waiting for him.

An indictment was filed against the suspect for throwing the grenade toward the house. The prosecution asked the court to extend his detention until the end of proceedings against him.