Tel Aviv blast investigation under way, man carrying bomb dead
The blast, which occurred on Sunday night, caused significant damage to a truck, and a passer-by was moderately wounded. The identity of the man in his 50s is not yet known.
The Israeli police and the security agency Shin Bet are investigating the incident as a possible terror attack.
Israeli police say Sunday’s blast in Tel Aviv was ‘terror attack’
Forces in Tel Aviv District and the General Security Services have been investigating the incident in which an explosive device exploded in Tel Aviv on Sunday night. “This was a terror attack involving the explosion of a powerful explosive,” the police said in a statement.
Authorities said one person – the suspected assailant – was killed in the blast, according to media reports. The police said a civilian was moderately injured in the incident and had sought medical treatment.
Hamas claims responsibility for Tel Aviv bomb attack, promises more
The armed wing of Hamas says it is responsible for Sunday night’s bomb attack in Tel Aviv which it says it carried out with al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
“The Brigades confirm that martyrdom operations inside the occupied territories will return to the forefront as long as the occupation’s massacres, the displacement of civilians, and the policy of assassinations continue,” the Qassam Brigades said in a short statement.
The man carrying the bomb inside a truck was killed and has not been identified by Israeli authorities, who said yesterday they are investigating the incident as a terror attack. A passer-by was wounded as a result of the blast that took place near a synagogue.
Israeli security and emergency responders work at the site of a bomb blast in Tel Aviv
