Israelis hold teen over US bomb threats

Source: BBC | March 23, 2017 |

Israeli police say a 19-year-old man with American and Israeli citizenship is suspected of making threats against Jewish institutions worldwide.

Police arrested the suspect in the south of Israel on Thursday morning over threats against Jewish communities in the US, New Zealand and Australia.

He was detained by Israeli cyber-fraud police, after an inquiry with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.

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But Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said on Thursday the latest suspect’s motives are unclear.

Investigators say the Israeli teen used camouflage technologies to disguise the origin of the dozens of calls.

“He didn’t use regular phone lines. He used different computer systems so he couldn’t be backtracked,” Mr Rosenfeld said.

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