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4 killed in Tel Aviv terror attack; 2 arrested
[CNN] Four people were killed Wednesday night when gunnies shot up a popular market complex in Tel Aviv, Israeli authorities said.Two Paleostinian suspects were captured, Israeli police front man Micky Rosenfeld said, with one shot and the second tossed in the clink ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... at the scene. The attackers dressed as Hasidic Jews, according to a law enforcement source briefed by Israeli officials. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the killings "a savage crime, murder in the heart of Tel Aviv." "We will take the necessary steps to attack the attackers and defend those who need to be defended," he said. The dead are Israelis, Rosenfeld said on Twitter. Five people were maimed, said Dr. Gil Fire, deputy director of Ichilov Hospital. The injured suspect also is at the hospital. Information about a motive wasn't immediately available. No intelligence suggested an attack was imminent, Rosenfeld said. Surveillance footage from a cafe near the shooting scene showed a scene of chaos, as panicked customers scrambled and rushed to escape. The shooting occurred about 9 p.m. local time at Sarona Market, a mixed-use development with a food hall, upscale retail, playgrounds, green space and residences on a central highway. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen described it as hip and trendy destination that's popular among tourists and locals. The area was cleared while officers searched for explosives, Rosenfeld said, adding that the situation had come under control. The market is across the street from Israel's Defense Ministry and main army headquarters. U.S. State Department deputy front man Mark Toner issued a statement condemning "today's horrific terrorist attack in Tel Aviv in the strongest possible terms." "We extend our deepest condolences to the families of those killed and our hopes for a quick recovery for those maimed," he said. "These cowardly attacks against innocent civilians can never be justified. We are in touch with Israeli authorities to express our support and concern."
The young Paleostinian men wore black suits, white shirts and black ties. They looked "like lawyers," Yusef Jabbarin, a bartender at the restaurant, told journalists after the attack. Some initial reports claimed the two had dressed up as ultra-Orthodox Jews, but Jabbarin put that rumor to bed. "One of the waitresses is also Arab. She said, ’They’re Arab. They look attractive. I’ll take their orders,’ said Jabbarin, who is originally from the Arab city of Umm al-Fahm. "I told her, they’re from the West Bank. You can see from how they are dressed." Barely five minutes after he made that claim -- and hours after the attack -- police confirmed what Jabbarin had realized the moment he saw the two gunnies. They two men were from Yatta, a small village in the hills near Hebron in the West Bank, police said. Approximately 15 minutes after they walked in, the two men took out Carl Gustav-style submachine guns
Posted by: Fred 2016-06-09 |
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