Tel Aviv – Report: Copy Of Koran Found In Tel Aviv Gunman’s Backpack

    0

     Israeli police at the scene of a shooting attack in a bar in central Tel Aviv, Israel, 01  January 2016.  An unidentified gunman opened fire, killing two people and injuring five more, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.  EPA/DANIEL BER ONTel Aviv – A copy of the Islamic holy text Koran was found inside the backpack being carried by the gunman who opened fire on a crowded Tel Aviv street on Friday, killing at least two people, Channel 10 reported.

    Join our WhatsApp group

    Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email


    Israeli Channel 10 TV defense analyst Alon Ben-David said a Quran, the Muslim holy book, was found later in the attacker’s bag. He did not say how he knew this and The Associated Press could not independently confirm it.

    According to Ben-David, the shooter’s calm demeanor and the way he was holding and shooting the gun show he was well trained.

    Channel 10 also reported that the shooter used an assault rifle and fired about 30 shots. It said that Israeli police and special forces were going house to house in the area, searching for the gunman.

    With the suspect still at large, police declined to offer a motive.

    “All possible angles are being investigated,” spokeswoman Luba Samri said. “Large-scale police forces are conducting searches for him.”

    Israel has also been bracing for a possible attack by Islamic State, which has a small but growing following among Israeli Arabs. An Islamic State audio message circulated on social media last week threatened to strike at Israel “soon”.

    Israeli media showed images of an abandoned ammunition clip at the scene of the shooting that appeared to have come from a Spectre M4 machine-gun – a weapon rarely seen in Israel.

    While mob killings and lethal domestic violence are fairly commonplace in Israel, random shootings by civilians are rare.

    Later, police said an Arab Israeli man was found near the shooting scene with a gunshot wound and later died of his wounds in hospital. The police said an investigation is underway and that it is not clear whether that man is in any way connected to the bar shooting.


    Listen to the VINnews podcast on:

    iTunes | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Podbean | Amazon

    Follow VINnews for Breaking News Updates


    Connect with VINnews

    Join our WhatsApp group