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Police arrest suspects for failing to stop Abd al-Rahman BaniFadel at the time of his terror attack, which claimed life of Adiel Kolman; 2 released, court rejects remand extension for remainder, placing them under house arrest.
Yishai Porat|Last update: 03.20.18 , 16:03
Police arrested Monday night eight people suspected of not trying to prevent a deadly terror attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday which claimed the life of Adiel Kolman.
Two of the suspects were released at the conclusion of the investigation and the remaining six were brought to the courts to have their remand extended.
however, the court decided that the evidence against the suspects for failing to prevent the attack was “weak” and therefore, “I have decided to release the defendants to full house arrest until 25 March. They are forbidden from making contact with the defendants in the case.
According to the police investigation, eight traders aged between 15 and 67, who live on HaGai street where the attack took place, were in the area when the bloodletting began.
Police suspect that despite the fact that they realized what was taking place, they did nothing to try and prevent it.
The 28-year-old terrorist, Abd al-Rahman Bani Fadel, who was later confirmed to be a Palestinian from the village of Aqraba near Nablus, was shot dead by a police officer at the scene.
