Sappers are at the scene; suspect is resident of southern town of Rahat.
Guards belonging to Ministry of Defense Crossings Authority have thwarted a potential terror attack, after they uncovered improvised pipe bombs in the car of an Israeli-Arab man on Sunday night.
While initially the guards thought the man was in possession of four bombs, sappers have found an additional two in the vehicle.
The unnamed man, a resident of the southern town of Rahat, has been taken for questioning by security forces. He was stopped and searched while driving a car with Israeli license plates.
The checkpoint is located on Route 5, in the Shomron region of the West Bank. The man’s journey would have taken him towards the town of Kfar Saba in central Israel, however his intended destination is currently unknown.
Route 5 has been re-opened to traffic in both directions.
As reported by The Jerusalem Post