Arab Teen Suspected of 'Internet Terror'
- By Grey McKenzie
- Published 01/2/2008
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The 17-year-old from the Wadi Ara village of Kafr Kara was arrested Monday afternoon after police searched his house and discovered that the youth's contained what police termed "implicating information." The youth's mother allegedly tried to hinder police during the search of the family's house, but to no avail.
The suspect, along with Muslim cohorts from countries including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, allegedly wrecked a number of Web sites including those of the Likud Party and Maccabi Tel Aviv, as well as shopping sites and sites used as by various other companies.
As yet, it is unclear if government sites were affected.
Police said Tuesday that they believe that other Israeli citizens may also have been involved in the hacker ring. Last year, pro-Palestinian hackers shut down approximately 700 Israeli Web domains.
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