Pharmacy Student Accused of Plotting Mass Casualty Attacks in Jerusalem
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Jerusalem prosecutors have indicted 22-year-old pharmacy student Muhammad Shalabi for allegedly plotting mass casualty attacks using explosives and poisons. Radicalized after October 7, he reportedly studied Hamas and ISIS materials and planned to use his pharmaceutical knowledge. His initial plan to bomb law enforcement near a mosque was thwarted, leading him to allegedly aim for a larger attack to kill "many Jews."
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- Muhammad Shalabi, a 22-year-old pharmacy student, faces charges for plotting terror attacks in Jerusalem.
- He allegedly planned to use explosives and poisons, radicalized after October 7, 2023.
- An initial plot targeting police near a Beit Hanina mosque was abandoned.
- Shalabi reportedly aimed for a larger attack to kill "many Jews."
- He is accused of downloading bomb-making instructions and purchasing chemicals in Ramallah.
Jerusalem District Court has indicted Muhammad Shalabi, a 22-year-old pharmacy student from Beit Hanina in northern Jerusalem, on charges of preparing terrorist attacks involving explosives and poisons. The prosecution is seeking his remand until the end of legal proceedings. According to the indictment, Shalabi became radicalized following the events of October 7, 2023, and the "Iron Swords" war. He allegedly studied materials from Hamas and ISIS, intending to leverage his pharmaceutical knowledge and access to chemicals for a mass murder plot.
Investigators claim that in early 2025, Shalabi planned to detonate an explosive device targeting law enforcement officers near a mosque in Beit Hanina after a parking dispute. This plan was abandoned when the officers ceased their presence in the area. Subsequently, the prosecution alleges, Shalabi aimed to carry out a larger-scale attack to kill "many Jews."
He is accused of downloading instructions for creating explosives and lethal poisons, documenting formulas for substances deadly upon contact, inhalation, or ingestion, and purchasing necessary chemicals and equipment in Ramallah. He also reportedly conducted a chemical experiment at his home.
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