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Tel Aviv, Israel Police Seize Massive Amount Of Weapons And Explosives In Advance Of Soccer Game

Israeli police have arrested 89 suspects after the discovery of a large quantity of weapons that may have been part of a plot to harm soccer fans in Tel Aviv, a Twitter account announced on Wednesday.

Police posted on Twitter videos and photos of the large amount of weapons they found. Videos and images show a variety of items, including knives, iron bars, assault weapons and explosives. (Related: Soccer executive announces resignation after comparing Netanyahu to Hitler on Twitter)

Police said 89 suspects were detained for questioning.

“During the operation, approximately 100 construction iron bars, a baseball and metal bat, a Japanese sword, 20 smoke bombs, naval fireworks, a veil, and gloves were seized from the suspect's possession,” police said in a statement in Hebrew.

“As part of police preparations to provide security and security for tonight's match at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, a large group of fans carried assault weapons and explosives to attack fans. “He was near the Reading Complex. Of the opposing team,” Israeli police tweeted.

“Unfortunately, we are once again seeing some fans coming onto the field not to watch a football match, but for the purpose of confrontation and violence. We will not tolerate injury or danger to our fans and we will not abide by the law. We will not show any tolerance towards those who violate the law. All detainees and confiscated attack instruments have been transferred to the Ayalon Regional Investigative Office.” Israeli Police wrote in another tweet:

Bloomfield Stadium is located in Tel Aviv-Yafo and has a total capacity of 29,400 people. according to Go to the stadium guide.