This Chronological of Tel Aviv Market Terror
Kamis, 09 Juni 2016 - 05:38 WIB
This Chronological of Tel Aviv Market Terror
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TEL AVIV - Three people have been killed and six wounded in a shooting attack at a popular market complex in central Tel Aviv.
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According to witnesses, the two gunmen, dressed smartly in dark suits and ties, arrived at the Max Brenner restaurant and ordered food before launching their attack.
Avraham Liber was sitting in Max Brenner when the attack started.
“Me and a couple of friends were sitting at the restaurant here just having some ice cream when we heard the shots. I was sitting in the direction so I could see the shooter. I saw him. It looked like he was sitting in a chair at the cafe and he had a rifle in his hand. He was just shooting point blank at people. He didn’t say anything,” said Liber.
Photographs released after the shootings showed one of the weapons used: what appeared to be a locally made “Carl Gustav” submachine gun, which has increasingly become a feature in Palestinian shooting attacks in recent months.
Video footage of the incident showed what appeared to be a policeman or security guard firing a pistol towards one of the suspected attackers.
One witness, Tomer, described a minute of panic and shooting to the Israeli website Ynet.
“We were sitting outside and a round of bullets [were fired]. Everyone started running. This is not like a normal terror attack. The shots were fired for at least a minute. There was a panic, and we were asked to go inside the building,” he said.
Meital Sassi told Channel 10 TV she was out with her family 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 … I yelled at people who didn’t understand what was happening to run,” she said.
The popular Sarona complex is home to Israel’s largest indoor culinary market but had faced criticism earlier this year from authorities over security failings.
Israel has been struggling to cope with eight months of Palestinian attacks that have killed 28 Israelis and two Americans. About 200 Palestinians have been killed during that time, most identified as attackers by Israel.
Read More: Tel Aviv Market Terrorized, Three Killed in Shooting
According to witnesses, the two gunmen, dressed smartly in dark suits and ties, arrived at the Max Brenner restaurant and ordered food before launching their attack.
Avraham Liber was sitting in Max Brenner when the attack started.
“Me and a couple of friends were sitting at the restaurant here just having some ice cream when we heard the shots. I was sitting in the direction so I could see the shooter. I saw him. It looked like he was sitting in a chair at the cafe and he had a rifle in his hand. He was just shooting point blank at people. He didn’t say anything,” said Liber.
Photographs released after the shootings showed one of the weapons used: what appeared to be a locally made “Carl Gustav” submachine gun, which has increasingly become a feature in Palestinian shooting attacks in recent months.
Video footage of the incident showed what appeared to be a policeman or security guard firing a pistol towards one of the suspected attackers.
One witness, Tomer, described a minute of panic and shooting to the Israeli website Ynet.
“We were sitting outside and a round of bullets [were fired]. Everyone started running. This is not like a normal terror attack. The shots were fired for at least a minute. There was a panic, and we were asked to go inside the building,” he said.
Meital Sassi told Channel 10 TV she was out with her family 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 … I yelled at people who didn’t understand what was happening to run,” she said.
The popular Sarona complex is home to Israel’s largest indoor culinary market but had faced criticism earlier this year from authorities over security failings.
Israel has been struggling to cope with eight months of Palestinian attacks that have killed 28 Israelis and two Americans. About 200 Palestinians have been killed during that time, most identified as attackers by Israel.
(rnz)
