Publication: Haaretz
Type: Online
Date: March 20, 2008
Country: Israel
Section: N/A
Title: Ariel teen seriously wounded by explosion in his house
Reporter: Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Link: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/966623.html
A fifteen year old boy from Ariel was seriously wounded Thursday by shrapnel that lodged in his back after an explosion in his house.
The boy was taken to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikvah in serious condition.
Police are investigating the possibility that the explosion occurred while the boy was opening a Purim gift basket. Police reportedly believe the blast was caused by some sort of firecracker used during Purim celebrations.
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The Parents of the victim are members of the Messianic Jews movement, which the police classify as a cult. The boy's father is considered to be one of the movement's leaders. Police were investigating reports that the family had been targeted before for their affiliation with the group.
After previous attempts to harm the family, a security camera was installed at the family's home. The police were checking the footage to see whether the explosion was documented by the cameras. The police emphasized that there was no proof to support the theory that the explosion was deliberate and malicious.
Type: Online
Date: March 20, 2008
Country: Israel
Section: N/A
Title: Ariel teen seriously wounded by explosion in his house
Reporter: Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent
Link: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/966623.html
A fifteen year old boy from Ariel was seriously wounded Thursday by shrapnel that lodged in his back after an explosion in his house.
The boy was taken to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikvah in serious condition.
Police are investigating the possibility that the explosion occurred while the boy was opening a Purim gift basket. Police reportedly believe the blast was caused by some sort of firecracker used during Purim celebrations.
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The Parents of the victim are members of the Messianic Jews movement, which the police classify as a cult. The boy's father is considered to be one of the movement's leaders. Police were investigating reports that the family had been targeted before for their affiliation with the group.
After previous attempts to harm the family, a security camera was installed at the family's home. The police were checking the footage to see whether the explosion was documented by the cameras. The police emphasized that there was no proof to support the theory that the explosion was deliberate and malicious.