Police Arrest Two Elad Residents Over Attacks on Municipal Officials

Police arrested two Elad residents overnight on suspicion of involvement in attacks on senior municipal officials on Wednesday evening. The suspects, one in his twenties and the other in his thirties, are being investigated over a stun-grenade incident at municipal director-general Amnon Maximov’s home and the burning of a vehicle belonging to Shimon Suissa, head of the mayor’s office. Officers from Rosh HaAyin station made the arrests, and the Sharon Central Unit is investigating. Police were expected to ask a court on Thursday to extend the suspects’ detention.