Car explodes next to Ashkelon kindergarten in alleged gangland assassination bid
Target likely senior member of prominent crime family; none hurt
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First responders at the scene of a suspected car bombing in Ashkelon, January 21, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)
A parked vehicle exploded in the southern city of Ashkelon Monday morning in a suspected criminal assassination attempt.
The vehicle blew up next to a kindergarten, according to Hebrew media reports. Nobody was injured, although at least one person was receiving psychological treatment. Several other vehicles were damaged.
The suspected target was a senior member of the Domrani crime family, an underworld organization based in southern Israel.
Sappers were investigating the explosion, and people were warned to stay away from the area until officials finished clearing the scene.
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