Afula Car-Bomb Suspect Faces Murder Indictment After Eight-Hour Preparation

Prosecutors are expected to file a murder indictment against a 38-year-old Migdal HaEmek resident over the May 26 car-bomb killing of Avenach Dinko in Afula. Police say Dinko was evacuated in critical condition after his vehicle exploded in a residential neighborhood and later died at Emek Medical Center. Investigators allege the suspect left the Tivon area in a stolen vehicle about eight hours before the blast, using license plates stolen from an identical car while preparing the scene and access routes. Northern District officers arrested him within hours; his lawyer says he denies any connection to the killing.