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Security forces from the Yamam counter-terrorist unit captured a suspected terrorist on toll Road 6 just before 10:45 PM on Sunday, the police spokesman reported.

The terrorist was captured near the Nachshonim junction, near Petach Tikva, based on intel received from the Shin Bet. He had told his friends he intended to carry out an attack. He was unarmed at the time of his capturea. Road 6 was temporarily closed, but traffic is now flowing again.

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The suspect had snuck into pre-67 Israel from the Palestinian Authority.

There are no further details at this point into the nature of the planned attack.

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