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Last update - 07:23 20/05/2008 Female corporal prevents suicide attack at checkpoint By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Israel, suicide attack  Corporal Michal Ya'akov of the Israel Military Police's Teuz Battalion was responsible for preventing a suicide attack at the Hawara checkpoint in Nablus Monday evening. "The entire incident lasted maybe 30 seconds," Ya'akov related. "I was about two feet away from him and asked him to go through the metal detector. "It beeped, and I asked him to raise his hands, and then I saw the explosive devices under his shirt, near his pants. I yelled 'bomb at the checkpoint,' and the entire force went into action, perfectly. We called him to lie down so the shockwaves from the explosion would be closer to the ground, but he refused. Advertisement "Then I saw him lower his arms suddenly and the checkpoint commander shot him several times. I assume he was trying to activate the bombs in order to blow himself up," she said. Ya'akov said that when she asked the terrorist how old he was when he approached the roadblock, he said he was 16. She added that there were no intelligence warnings about a specific attack threat. An IDF investigation revealed that the man had been carrying three pipe bombs. The IDF spokeswoman said army sappers later detonated the pipe bombs at the scene in a controlled explosion. A Palestinian security source in Nablus said the dead individual was a 16-year-old youth from the village of Beit Furik near the city. Other details were not immediately available. The IDF said that a Palestinian man arrived at a checkpoint acting suspiciously while pacing back and forth. The force manning the checkpoint called on him to identify himself, and noted that he was handling an object that appeared to be an explosives belt secured to his body. Related articles: Tony Blair: Israel agrees to ease West Bank restrictions IDF removes W. Bank roadblock, first in series of gestures Israeli-Palestinian paper criticizes 10 W. Bank roadblocks Barak: West Bank roadblocks are effective, will remain in place Bookmark to del.icio.us   Fear of extinction The state of over 20 species of birds in Israel has worsened considerably. Taking advantage Jerusalem police probe possible gang rape of disabled woman.   1.   WAS THIS TO BE ONE OF THE 50 CHECKPOINTS DISMANTLED AS GOOD WILL 05:45  |  david 20/05/08   2.   And they ask why 16 year old Pals sit in Israeli jails 07:17  |  Dan 20/05/08   3.   Are these our ?Peace partners?? 08:24  |  Jean Van Daem 20/05/08   4.   "the dead individual was a 16-year-old youth" 08:27  |  Yonatan 20/05/08   5.   No sympathy 09:22  |  Adrian de Klerk 20/05/08   6.   racist checkpoint 09:28  |  Leon Rosgarten 20/05/08   7.   Kol HaKovod to Freedom Fighter - IDF Corporal Michal Ya`akov!!!! 09:48  |  Ami Israel 20/05/08   8.   Promote that woman 10:45  |  Adrian de Klerk 20/05/08   9.   Tremendous respect for our soldiers 11:37  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 20/05/08   10.   Rosgarten on fair fighting 15:08  |  Ofer Maimon 20/05/08   11.   The IDF checkpoint must be stationed same place. 15:37  |  The Archives 20/05/08   12.   Women at Checkpoint 16:46  |  Andrew 20/05/08   13.   cold blooded murder of 15 years old boy 18:03  |  Palestinian 20/05/08   14.   to all of palestinians 19:30  |  Igor D. 20/05/08   15.   a failed society exulting death another lost generation 22:33  |  ralph 20/05/08   16.   #6 earn your history you conquored our land we are taking it back 22:34  |  ralph 20/05/08   17.   #6 Rosgarten; Racist checkpoint? 23:55  |  Murray the Mongoose 20/05/08

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