Terror in Tel-Aviv : at least 4 israeli civilians killed

At least three people have been killed, five persons have been wounded—one of them critically and four seriously—at a shooting around 9:30pm at the Sarona Market in Tel Aviv in an apparent terrorist attack. Two alleged terrorists have been neutralized at the scene, and the police are investigating if further suspects have fled.

 

Multiple shots were heard at the open-air shopping center in the heart of Tel Aviv, adjacent to IDF and Ministry of Defense headquarters, the Kirya. Magen David Adom (MDA) arrived at the scene and declared multiple wounded, and their paramedics evacuated wounded persons to Ichilov and Tel Hashomer Medical Centers.

 

At first assessment, it appears that the terrorists sat at the popular restaurant Max Brenner before they set out on their shooting spree. One of the terrorists shot with a modified weapon that he left behind when he fled, though he was soon shot. The Israel Police and Shin Bet immediately took him for questioning. The second shooter ran away.

 

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