Northern Disctrict police commander Shimon Koren has ordered the security level raised throughout the district on Sunday after a bombing attack was narrowly averted in a Haifa mall on Saturday night. Security forces will raise the level of checks at all places visited by large crowds.
Security forces discovered a large car bomb in a Haifa mall parking lot on Saturday night after being alerted by a civilian who noticed a small explosion. A terrorist group calling itself ‘For a Free Galil’ has claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.