Serious security lapses were exposed on Wednesday when a police officer posing as a female suicide bomber successfully entered a train station and commercial centers in the Petah Tikva and Rosh Ha’ayin areas without being checked by security personnel. The Sharon region police officer arrived Wednesday morning at the Yarkonim train station in Petah Tikva holding a bag containing two dummy bombs and large fake grenades. The officer was wearing long clothing and concealed the bag of fake explosives beneath a coat. The security guard at the train station entrance did not examine the undercover officer’s bag, nor did he make use of his handheld metal detector to check the “suicide bomber.” Identical security lapses were exposed when the officer succeeded in entering – again undetected – a number of malls in the Petah Tikva and Rosh Ha’ayin areas. Full Story
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