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Israeli security personnel frisk Israeli Arabs in Herzliya while searching for suspect.

Security personnel announced late Tuesday morning they have arrested a wanted terror suspect for whom they spent hours searching in Herzliya.

The 20-year-old suspect drove to the coastal city from Jerusalem from his home in the Tzur Baher neighborhood of the eastern section of the capital. According to Israel Police he is a citizen of Israel.

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According to reports, he drove to central Herzliya Tuesday morning and abandoned his vehicle after an argument with his father, when he allegedly announced he was planning a terror attack.

Herzliya is home to a major industrial zone where numerous international corporations maintain their headquarters. A number of high-level business owners and foreign diplomats live in the upscale seaside city as well.

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.