Bus driver and passengers held at gun point south of Tel Aviv
An IDF reservist briefly held the bus driver and several passengers at gun point before being arrested.
By The Associated PressAn Israeli soldier briefly held an Israeli bus driver at gunpoint south of Tel Aviv Wednesday evening, raising alarms of a hijacked bus, police said.
Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the reservist, apparently drunk, pulled a gun on the driver and several passengers.
The 23-year-old suspect from Gedera boarded the Ashdod-bound bus at Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station.
When the bus reached the Holon area he approached the bus driver, loaded his rifle and ordered him to drive straight to Ashdod.
The Connex bus company driver noticed a police car nearby and managed to signal them that he was in distress. Police officers boarded the bus and arrested the man.
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