Gunman kills municipal officer, shot dead in Tel Aviv FMTNews FMTWorld
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli municipal officer in commercial hub Tel Aviv yesterday, before being fatally shot by another officer, authorities said.
Tel Aviv police said a gunman opened fire at a municipal inspector in the city centre, who according to the Magen David Adom emergency service was taken to hospital “in critical condition” and later pronounced dead. Police earlier said that “another municipal inspector responded swiftly” to the shooting and moved to “neutralise the terrorist”.Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service identified the gunman as Kamal Abu Bahar, 22, originally from the Jenin area, the site of frequent violence in the northern West Bank.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid tribute to the “vigilance” of municipal officers which had helped “avert a far more serious attack”.
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