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Manhunt underway in Tel Aviv for suspected terrorist

The alleged terrorist tried to stab a soldier in north Tel Aviv; the soldier ran away and the suspect escaped in his vehicle.

Police are on a manhunt for a suspected terrorist who tried to stab a soldier Tuesday afternoon  in north Tel Aviv.

 

The soldier reported that the suspect arrived in a vehicle at the corner of Ibn Gabirol Street and Rokach Boulevard, started talking with him and suddenly took out a knife in an attempt to stab him.

 

Ibn Gabirol Street in north Tel Aviv (Photo: Bekky Azran)
Ibn Gabirol Street in north Tel Aviv (Photo: Bekky Azran)

 

The soldier ran away and the suspect fled in his car. But police also believe that the suspect may have fled by foot.

 

Manhunt underway in north Tel Aviv (Photo: Gilad Karmeli)
Manhunt underway in north Tel Aviv (Photo: Gilad Karmeli)

 

Police are now searching the area for the suspect. Police stated that there are no instructions being given for children to stay inside schools.

 

On Monday, four soldiers were lightly wounded in two vehicular attacks near Kiryat Arba in the West Bank. In the first incident, two terrorists with weapons tried to run over and shoot soldiers. They were shot dead. Minutes later another vehicle tried to run over soldiers, the terrorist was shot dead.

 

Eli Senyor, Noam (Dabul) Dvir, Yoav Zitun and Itai Blumenthal contributed to this report.

 

 

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 03.15.16, 13:40
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