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Tel Aviv shooting: Three killed in shopping centre attack | Tel Aviv shooting: Three killed in shopping centre attack |
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Three people have been killed and six wounded in a shooting incident at Israel's largest indoor market, in Tel Aviv. | |
Police said two attackers were in custody; one of them is undergoing surgery in hospital. | |
The attack took place at Sarona Market, which houses shops and restaurants. | |
Tel Aviv police chief Chico Edri called it a "pretty serious terrorist incident" but said fears of a third attacker were unfounded. | |
The attack took place at around 21:30 (18:30 GMT) in an area which is close to Israel's defence ministry and main army headquarters. | The attack took place at around 21:30 (18:30 GMT) in an area which is close to Israel's defence ministry and main army headquarters. |
Video footage showed crowds running from the scene and ambulances arriving. Pictures showed upturned tables and chairs at one restaurant. | |
One woman told Israel's Channel 10 TV that she had been celebrating her son's birthday when she heard shots and "immediately understood it was a terror attack". | |
"We ran like lightning with the baby and the stroller," Meital Sassi said. "I yelled at people, who didn't understand what was happening, to run." | |
"Two terrorists arrived at the complex and while firing, and to our regret, nine people were injured to different degrees," Mr Edri said. | |
"Of the two terrorists, one was arrested and the other wounded by gunfire. The weapons they were carrying have been seized." | |
Ichilov hospital, where the injured were taken, said three critically wounded people had died. | |
It is not clear who carried out the attack. However, there has been a rise in Palestinian attacks on Israelis since last year, with a series of shootings, stabbings and car rammings. | |
The number of incidents has dropped in recent months. |