A suspected mail bomb on Sunday at the offices of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu turned out to be harmless, and workers returned to routine after police issued an "all-clear” signal.
Security guards spotted a suspicious package, which raised the alarm bells after an X-ray screening indicated it might contain explosives. In light of a spate of mail bombs two months ago, including two sent by Al-Qaeda terrorists from Yemen to two Jewish institutions in Chicago, all precautions were taken and people were barred from the area.
Explosive experts determined that the package was harmless, and work resumed as usual at the Prime Minister’s offices.
Mail bombs were discovered several weeks ago at Israeli embassies in Tel Aviv, Turkey and the United States, but were intercepted without any injuries.
In the intended attacks on Chicago Jews, authorities acted on a tip from Saudi Arabia and intercepted the packages, which contained enough explosives to bring down several airplanes. The packages were scheduled to explode less than 20 minutes after they were pulled off cargo planes and neutralized.
In November, a wave of mail bombs hit Iraq, Greece, and Germany, where officials discovered a parcel bomb at Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office as Americans went to the polls. At least 62 people died in a series of 10 bomb blasts at coffee shops and other public places in Iraq, two days after Al-Qaeda terrorists massacred 58 Christians in a Baghdad church.