Pharmacy Student Accused of Terror Plot; Friend Testifies Against Him
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
A 22-year-old pharmacy student, Mohammed Shalabi, has been indicted in Jerusalem for planning terror attacks using poisons and explosives. His friend, Tal Sabag, testified that Shalabi held extreme views and was willing to die for a revenge attack. Shalabi admitted to surveilling police and planning to use remote-controlled devices and deadly poisons. The prosecution is seeking his detention until the end of legal proceedings.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Pharmacy student Mohammed Shalabi indicted for planning terror attacks with poisons and explosives.
- Shalabi surveilled police for two months and admitted to planning attacks on security forces.
- His friend, Tal Sabag, testified Shalabi held extreme views and was ready to die for a revenge attack.
- Shalabi showed investigators burn marks from bomb-making experiments at his home.
- The prosecution requested Shalabi's detention until the conclusion of legal proceedings.
A third-year pharmacy student, identified as Mohammed Shalabi, 22, has been indicted for planning terror attacks against security forces and Jewish civilians using explosives and deadly poisons, with the aim of mass casualties. The indictment was filed Thursday in the Jerusalem District Court by the State Prosecutor's Office, which requested his detention until the legal proceedings conclude.
According to new details revealed by legal desk reporter Lee Ayish, Shalabi spent two months surveilling police officers, including Border Police, near a mosque in his East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina. During his interrogation, Shalabi admitted to planning attacks with poisons and explosives, including remote-controlled devices targeting security forces. He led investigators to his home, where he showed them a burn mark from experiments he conducted.
Shalabi's friend, Tal Sabag, testified against him, stating that Shalabi held "very extreme views" and expressed a desire to carry out a "revenge attack," for which he was "ready to die." Sabag also recounted that Shalabi tried to convince him to study pharmacy to learn how to make explosives and would show him bomb-making guides.
Security officials have been preparing for the possibility of biological attacks, and this case, though stopped at the planning stage, highlights such concerns. The prosecution is seeking Shalabi's continued detention throughout the trial.
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