Israeli authorities said they foiled a Palestinian plot to carry out several terrorist attacks in Jerusalem.
The Shin Bet announced Sunday that it had arrested three Palestinians from east Jerusalem on charges of forming a terrorist cell linked to Islamic Jihad.
According to the Shin Bet, the suspects planned to assassinate Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski, shoot Israeli guards near a disputed renovation site the in the Old City and carry out a suicide bombing in the capital.
An indictment was served over the weekend in Jerusalem District Court. It was not immediately clear how the defendants would plead to the charges.
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