An Israeli police source reported on Friday that the police averted a disaster in Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv, after a pullout foe torched gas depot close to a residential building.
Pullout foes also slogans against Sharon in Rehovot, calling him a murderer, and vowed that the gas depot is only the beginning.
An Israeli police source reported that fire fighters stopped a disaster and prevented what would have been a huge explosion since flammable materials were also found on the ground under the Gas depot.ÂÂ
Shimon Gamliel, Rehovot Fire Department Commander, said that a call came in around 3 a.m reporting a small fire in the area, “but after the firefighters arrived the discovered the gas depot and the flammable materialsâ€Â.
“The gas was leaking from the open valvesâ€Â, Gamliel said, “fire began spreading, fortunately it is an underground gas depot, and its valves are above the groundâ€Â.
Yifrach Duvdevani, Israeli police commander said that Initial police reports revealed that this attack was intended to cause human loses.
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“We must conduct extensive efforts in order to arrest this madmanâ€Â, Duvdevani said, “we view this incident as a terrorist attack, taking in consideration that a residential building is only 30 meters away from the gas depotâ€Â.
