Israeli authorities: Jerusalem bombing suspect ‘identifies with Islamic State’

Aslam Farouh, believed to have carried out bus stop attacks last month, acted on salafi-jihadi ideology', officials say

Israeli authorities say they have arrested a suspect in Jerusalem over twin bombings that killed two people last month and that he identifies with Islamic State.

Aslam Farouh, 26, an Arab man with an Israeli residency card, lived between Ramallah and Kafr Akab, a neighbourhood of Jerusalem, the Shin Bet domestic security agency and Israel police said in a joint statement.