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Jewish Israeli teen arrested on suspicion of sending bomb threats to Jewish centres around world

March 23, 2017 12:57
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A Jewish Israeli teenager has been arrested on suspicion of sending bomb threats to Jewish institutions around the world.

The suspect also has US citizenship but has lived in Israel for many years.

The cyberattack unit of Israel's fraud squad arrested the suspect, 18, on Thursday having received information from the FBI and other law enforcement authorities abroad.

The police took computers and other items from the suspect.

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