Knife attack
Terror in Tel Aviv: passer-by shoots attacker dead
A man has been seriously injured in a knife attack in the center of the Israeli coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv. The police are calling it a terrorist attack.
The victim was taken to hospital, according to a spokeswoman for the clinic treating him. He had suffered a stab wound to his upper body but was responsive, explained the Magen David Adom ambulance service. According to Israeli media, the suspected attacker was shot by a passer-by.
The suspect was a 19-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank town of Tulkarem. Police said that a large number of officers were on the scene and were also searching the area by helicopter. The AFP news agency had previously reported a shooting incident with several casualties, citing the police.
The incident occurred one day before a ceasefire was due to take effect in the 15-month war between Israel and the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas.
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