Police Investigate Dummy Explosive and PLO Flag Found Near Yabrud

Police disclosed Sunday morning that a suspicious object found overnight near Yabrud in Binyamin had been examined and identified as a dummy explosive. A PLO flag found beside it bore Arabic writing reported as “Nukhba Battalion 07.10.26.” Police officers, IDF forces and Border Police bomb-disposal personnel responded to the scene, where bomb technicians checked the object before determining it was a dummy. Binyamin police opened an investigation into the circumstances of the discovery; the reports did not identify anyone responsible for placing the object or flag.