Three killed in an attack in the Israeli city of Elad

Three people were killed today and four were injured in an attack in the city of Elad, in the center of Israelreported the Magen David Adom emergency service.

Witnesses at the crime scene in this ultra-Orthodox Jewish-majority city saw at least two assailants, one with a firearm and the other with an ax or large knife, according to police, who have declared a search and arrest of those responsible.

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This new attack, the sixth in Israel since the end of March, adding 18 deaths, coincides with the Independence Day festivities throughout the country.

Today’s three victims were declared dead at the same crime scene, which also caused two serious injuries, one moderate and one minor, according to medical services.

“About the incident that points to a terrorist attack, there seem to be several scenes in the Amphitheater park in Elad”, a police spokesman reported.

The Police have deployed security controls on the roads adjacent to the city, in addition to a helicopter, to search for a vehicle in which those responsible for the attack apparently fled.

The local authorities of Elad They have asked the inhabitants of the city to remain in their homes or to seek refuge until the perpetrators of the attack are found, which at the moment has not been claimed by any group.

“When we arrived we realized that it was a complicated situationAlon Rizkan, a Magen David Adom volunteer paramedic who treated the victims, said in a statement.

According to him, the three dead were men around 40 years old, while the seriously injured, also all men, are between 35 and 60 years old.

The slightly injured man is a 23-year-old man who confronted the terrorists, Rizkan said.

United Hatzalah, the other emergency service that operates in Israel, also treated victims at the scene, in addition to sending the psychotrauma and crisis response unit, to treat people who are in a state of emotional shock after witnessing the attack.

Its volunteers continue to inspect the area in search of more wounded in Elada city that is home to a large community of Haredi Jews and is located near the separation wall with the occupied West Bank.

Source: Elcomercio

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