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| Israel: Four killed in shopping centre attack | Israel: Four killed in shopping centre attack |
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| The attack happened outside the BIG shopping centre | The attack happened outside the BIG shopping centre |
| Four Israelis have been killed and several others wounded in an attack in the south of the country, police say. | Four Israelis have been killed and several others wounded in an attack in the south of the country, police say. |
| Three were stabbed to death outside the BIG shopping centre in Beersheba, while a fourth was rammed by a vehicle driven by the assailant, they say. | Three were stabbed to death outside the BIG shopping centre in Beersheba, while a fourth was rammed by a vehicle driven by the assailant, they say. |
| The attacker was shot dead by a bus driver. | The attacker was shot dead by a bus driver. |
| Israel's internal security agency said the assailant was an Israeli Arab who had once been jailed for supporting the Islamic State (IS) group. | Israel's internal security agency said the assailant was an Israeli Arab who had once been jailed for supporting the Islamic State (IS) group. |
| The Shin Bet named him as Muhammad Galeb Ahmad Abu Alqian, a high school teacher from the Bedouin town of Hura about 12 miles (19km) east of Beersheba. | The Shin Bet named him as Muhammad Galeb Ahmad Abu Alqian, a high school teacher from the Bedouin town of Hura about 12 miles (19km) east of Beersheba. |
| Alqian had been arrested in 2015 when he planned to leave for Syria to join IS. He was convicted and served time in prison before being released in 2019. | Alqian had been arrested in 2015 when he planned to leave for Syria to join IS. He was convicted and served time in prison before being released in 2019. |
| Police said Tuesday's incident began when Alqian stabbed a woman at a petrol station, then drove to a shopping centre where he rammed into a cyclist. He then went to a second shopping centre across the street, where he stabbed more people, before being confronted and shot. | Police said Tuesday's incident began when Alqian stabbed a woman at a petrol station, then drove to a shopping centre where he rammed into a cyclist. He then went to a second shopping centre across the street, where he stabbed more people, before being confronted and shot. |
| Footage from the scene shows Alqian outside, holding what appears to be a large knife, as traffic passes by. In another video, he is confronted by a man with a gun, who opens fire when Alqian lunges at him with the knife. | |
| A number of wounded people, some reported to have critical injuries, have been taken to hospital. | A number of wounded people, some reported to have critical injuries, have been taken to hospital. |
| It is the deadliest such attack in Israel for several years and follows a spate of stabbings by Palestinians of Israelis in recent weeks. It is the third attack of its kind since Saturday. | It is the deadliest such attack in Israel for several years and follows a spate of stabbings by Palestinians of Israelis in recent weeks. It is the third attack of its kind since Saturday. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett described what had happened as a "heinous terrorist attack". | Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett described what had happened as a "heinous terrorist attack". |
| He said the action taken in shooting Alqian "showed resourcefulness and bravery and prevented additional loss of life". | He said the action taken in shooting Alqian "showed resourcefulness and bravery and prevented additional loss of life". |
| "We will take strong action against terrorists," he added. "We will also pursue and apprehend those who aided and abetted them." | "We will take strong action against terrorists," he added. "We will also pursue and apprehend those who aided and abetted them." |