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| Palestinian Gunmen Open Fire in Tel Aviv, Leaving Three Dead | Palestinian Gunmen Open Fire in Tel Aviv, Leaving Three Dead |
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| JERUSALEM — Two Palestinian gunmen posing as restaurant patrons opened fire on civilians in a popular Tel Aviv cafe on Wednesday night, killing three people and wounding several others in what the police called a terrorist attack. | |
| The police said security officers had wounded one of the assailants near the scene, and he was taken to a hospital. The second gunman was arrested, the police said, but his condition was not immediately clear. | |
| The assailants were identified by the police as Palestinian cousins in their 20s from the town of Yatta, which is south of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. | The assailants were identified by the police as Palestinian cousins in their 20s from the town of Yatta, which is south of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. |
| The shootings in Tel Aviv were among the deadliest attacks in the seaside city since a wave of Palestinian assaults began in October in Jerusalem and the West Bank and spread to cities around Israel. | The shootings in Tel Aviv were among the deadliest attacks in the seaside city since a wave of Palestinian assaults began in October in Jerusalem and the West Bank and spread to cities around Israel. |
| More than two dozen Israelis and two American visitors have been killed in those assaults. Most were killed in stabbings, though there have also been several shootings. | More than two dozen Israelis and two American visitors have been killed in those assaults. Most were killed in stabbings, though there have also been several shootings. |
| The shootings on Wednesday took place in and around the Sarona complex, an open-air entertainment and shopping district in central Tel Aviv close to Israel’s military headquarters. | |
| Television images showed people fleeing the area. Witnesses said the police were searching for explosives. | Television images showed people fleeing the area. Witnesses said the police were searching for explosives. |
| Ofer Newman, a witness, said that four gunshots rang out, scattering people in all directions, and that they were quickly followed by a second burst of fire. “In between the two bursts, police and security forces started to run around in search of the source of fire,” he told Army Radio. | Ofer Newman, a witness, said that four gunshots rang out, scattering people in all directions, and that they were quickly followed by a second burst of fire. “In between the two bursts, police and security forces started to run around in search of the source of fire,” he told Army Radio. |
| Yaniv Tamuz, another witness, said the police had instructed people to lock themselves inside shops and restaurants. “I am in a pizzeria on Kaplan Street,” he said. “We heard gunfire and immediately people started running in our direction, and we locked ourselves in the shop.” | Yaniv Tamuz, another witness, said the police had instructed people to lock themselves inside shops and restaurants. “I am in a pizzeria on Kaplan Street,” he said. “We heard gunfire and immediately people started running in our direction, and we locked ourselves in the shop.” |
| The manager of the Sarona branch of the popular cafe, Max Brenner, which specializes in chocolate, told the Israeli news site Ynet that the gunmen had posed as customers and had sat and ordered food before they took weapons out of their bags and began shooting. | |
| The manager was not identified by name. A bartender at Max Brenner, Yusuf Jabarin, told Israel’s Channel 2 television that he had seen the two men sitting and ordering and that they were dressed in black suits, “like lawyers.” | The manager was not identified by name. A bartender at Max Brenner, Yusuf Jabarin, told Israel’s Channel 2 television that he had seen the two men sitting and ordering and that they were dressed in black suits, “like lawyers.” |
| Mr. Jabarin, an Arab, said that he had initially fled in fear but quickly returned to the cafe to try to help the victims. | Mr. Jabarin, an Arab, said that he had initially fled in fear but quickly returned to the cafe to try to help the victims. |
| Avraham Liber, a resident of Jerusalem, said he had gone to Tel Aviv with some friends and was having ice cream at Max Brenner. He heard the shots and could see one of the assailants. “He got up, he had a rifle in his hand and he was just shooting point blank at people sitting down,” Mr. Liber said. “I didn’t hear him say anything.” | |
| In January, two Israelis were killed in a shooting attack outside a bar in Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street. The assailant in that case was an Arab citizen of northern Israel. | In January, two Israelis were killed in a shooting attack outside a bar in Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Street. The assailant in that case was an Arab citizen of northern Israel. |
| In March, a Palestinian assailant went on a stabbing rampage along a coastal promenade near Tel Aviv, killing an American combat veteran who was a graduate student at Vanderbilt University. | In March, a Palestinian assailant went on a stabbing rampage along a coastal promenade near Tel Aviv, killing an American combat veteran who was a graduate student at Vanderbilt University. |