Kidnapping Thwarted in Kiryat Sefer
16:18 Oct 04, '06 / 12 Tishrei 5767
by Ezra HaLevi

A group of Arabs attempted to kidnap a Jewish man Wednesday in the hareidi-religious Yesha town of Kiryat Sefer, near Modiin. The man repelled the attackers using his personal weapon.

The man, who owns a cement factory, was approached in the morning hours by six Arab men, four of them armed. The man acted quickly and opened fire with his personal pistol in their direction. One of the kidnappers was hit, the Jewish man later said, and the rest fled in the direction of PA-controlled villages in the region.

IDF forces are sweeping the area, located just across the pre-1967 Green Line border, searching for the armed men. Police found several items dropped by the fleeing men along their escape route. A hole was found in the fence around the factory, along with a pistol, a trail of blood and plastic handcuffs.