Israeli Police Break Up Terror Cell That Turned Fireworks Into Pipe Bombs

"The Israel Defense Forces broke up a cell of Palestinian men who are suspected of making pipe bombs and using them in several attacks in the northern West Bank, an army officer said Tuesday.

Last month, the army arrested a group of four Palestinian men who had made and used pipe bombs in attacks on Israeli troops in the Tulkarem area.

During their interrogations, the four suspects revealed the origins of their homemade explosive devices: an illegal fireworks dealer...

According to the officer, the four suspects used the explosives inside the fireworks to craft 'classic' pipe bombs.

'They made bombs with a very, very large amount of the explosives from the fireworks, cramming it into pipes and sealing it on both sides with screwed-on caps,' the officer said.

The four Palestinian men are suspected of using these pipe bombs in the weeks before their arrest to attack military positions in the northern West Bank..."