Update: Bomb Explodes in Tel Aviv Park, Suspects Caught

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An explosive device exploded Friday morning in an open area in Park HaYarkon. Police are on the scene and the circumstances of the incident, as well as the identity of the target, are under investigation.

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The explosion took place around 6:40 AM when the charge blew up near a row of palm trees, where it had been hidden. The echoes of the explosion were heard in Tel Aviv and as far as Petah Tikvah.

Update: Two suspects have been caught on Road 431 by the Shabak and Yamam special forces. The two are from al-Aizariya and live intermittently in Yafo.