Tel Aviv police chief Amichai Eshed says the suspected attacker in a Tel Aviv ramming drove onto a bicycle lane in a “clear” manner and hit a number of people in the pedestrian area, APA reports citing the Times of Israel.
Police are looking into the attacker’s motives and background, and are searching the area for evidence, Eshed says in a statement to the media.
Eshed says the area has been closed off.
He says the incident has ended and there are no fears of other attackers at the moment.
Eshed warns against misinformation circulating online.
Multiple reports say the suspected attacker was from the Israeli town of Kfar Qasem.
Channel 12 reports the suspect worked in Tel Aviv.
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Magen David Adom emergency service says all of the victims of today’s terror attack in Tel Aviv are tourists, APA reports citing the Times of Israel.
Medics have declared the death of a man around the age of 30. Earlier reports said the fatality was an Italian visitor.
Five others have been injured. Three are moderately injured — a 39-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl.
Two are lightly hurt — a man around the age of 50 and a 70-year-old woman.
Police say the attacker ran over a group of tourists with a vehicle.
One of the first responders tells Army Radio, “I got to the scene first. I saw three injured lying on the ground. The terrorist was lying with a weapon next two him and a few police officers around him.”
One of the first responders tells Army Radio, “I got to the scene first. I saw three injured lying on the ground. The terrorist was lying with a weapon next two him and a few police officers around him.”
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07.04.2023
Police say a suspected terror incident in Tel Aviv was a car-ramming attack, and the alleged attacker has been “neutralized,” APA reports citing Times of Israel.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service says one person, a 35-year-old man, is shot during the incident, apparently the attacker.
MDA says one person is dead and six wounded. It’s unclear if the fatality was the attacker.
There are at least three others hurt as a result of the ramming, according to MDA.
Live footage broadcast from the area shows a number of emergency vehicles at Charles Clore Park, and responders scanning the area with flashlights.
A section of the park and adjacent street appears to be closed off with tape.
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One person was killed and several were wounded in a Tel Aviv terror attack, Israel's Foreign Ministry said on Friday, APA reports citing Reuters.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service said it had treated at least one person with a gunshot wound. Israeli police said there also may have been a car that rammed into people in the same area.
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