Israel: 'At least five killed' in shooting in Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak
Israeli paramedics say at least five people were killed Tuesday in a shooting in the central city of Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv.
The circumstance of the incident were not immediately clear.
Police said Tuesday’s shooting took place at two locations, apparently by a gunman riding a motorcycle.
Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox city just east of Tel Aviv. Police said in a statement that a preliminary investigation found that the gunman was armed with an assault rifle and opened fire on passersby before he was shot by officers at the scene.
"Unfortunately, we have seen the death of five people," said Elie Bin, director of Magen David Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross, confirming that the initial casualty toll had risen.
The shooting took place two days after a shooting in the city of Hadera that left two police officers dead, and a week after a stabbing in the southern city of Beersheba in which four people were killed.
The attacks have raised concerns that there could be further violence.
The militant Islamic State group claimed responsibility for both attacks in the past week, in which the assailants were killed.
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