Police Chief Shlomo Aharonishki said it could have been an attempt to perpetrate the long-feared mega-terrorist attack. He was referring to a bomb placed this morning or last night on the underside of a truck containing 15,000 liters of fuel. The truck loaded up this morning in Pi Gelilot, near Tel Aviv, where a similar bomb eleven weeks ago damaged a truck but injured no one. Today's bomb went off after the trucker pulled into a Rishon LeTzion garage, and caused minor damage; the driver was lightly wounded. Police are investigating the exact route the truck took since yesterday afternoon.
It was reported this morning that Prime Minister Sharon met this morning with top-level security officials to discuss mounting intelligence warnings of an Arab “mega attack” on an Israeli target. The first attempt of this nature was thwarted in April when troops in Kalkilye intercepted a car packed with explosives bound for a Tel Aviv skyscraper's underground parking lot.
It was reported this morning that Prime Minister Sharon met this morning with top-level security officials to discuss mounting intelligence warnings of an Arab “mega attack” on an Israeli target. The first attempt of this nature was thwarted in April when troops in Kalkilye intercepted a car packed with explosives bound for a Tel Aviv skyscraper's underground parking lot.