Woman sets petrol pump on fire in Jerusalem

Woman sets petrol pump on fire in Jerusalem

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May 06, 2015: CCTV shows the moment a woman sets a pump on fire at a petrol station after being refused a cigarette from another driver

The woman is seen walking away from the car after igniting the pump

Israeli police arrested a woman suspected of setting a pump on fire at petrol station in Jerusalem on Tuesday April 28.

In CCTV footage obtained by the Israel police, a woman in her mid-30’s is seen approaching a man at a petrol station and then turns away. She is then documented turning back, pulling a lighter from her pocket and igniting the petrol pump.

According to local media, the driver’s brother was sitting inside the car set ablaze. No injuries were reported.

The man quickly moves away from the car as it is engulfed in flames

Police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said on Wednesday April 29 that the woman had later been arrested.

"A woman approached a man while filling his petrol tank and asked for a cigarette, when he refused to give it to her she pulled out a lighter from her pocket and ignited the petrol pump."

The car owner reacted quickly by pulling the pump that was on fire from his tank and fleeing. Petrol station workers extinguished the fire," Rosenfeld said in a written statement.

"The woman was arrested shortly after the incident and in her investigation she denied the incident," the statement said.

A Magistrates court in Jerusalem has extended her arrest for five days and sent her for psychological evaluations, Israeli news website reported.

 

 

Courtesy: www.telegraph.co.