Israeli troops stop Palestinian suicide bomber

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops manning a checkpoint inside the West Bank on Friday caught a would-be Palestinian suicide bomber en route to an attack after being alerted by the fact that he was wearing a heavy coat on a hot day.

Soldiers called on the man to stop, and a search revealed explosives connected with wires strapped around his torso, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a military spokesman, said. The man told the soldiers he had intended to carry out a suicide bombing. The explosive belt was later detonated by military sappers.