“Mistake” leads to Israeli airport security scare

A Palestinian car thief rammed through a checkpoint on the way to Israel’s main airport on Sunday, setting off a major security alert.

Video circulated on social media showed passengers in the Airport’s departure terminal crouching alongside their luggage as instructions sounded over loudspeakers.

Police say the suspect – a Palestinian man – arrived at the airport checkpoint in a stolen car and raced through toward the main terminal.

During a brief pursuit, he was shot and arrested.

Police say it appears the car thief more likely made a wrong turn than a planned security event.