Passengers fire into air as convoy zooms through Bedouin town in broad daylight
Police arrest 4 suspects in connection to incident in Shaqib al-Salam, footage of which was uploaded to TikTok
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Police on Saturday announced the opening of an investigation after an armed convoy was filmed speeding through the streets of a southern Bedouin town in broad daylight, as passengers fired automatic weapons into the air.
Footage of the incident in Shaqib al-Salam, also known as Segev Shalom, was aired by Israeli television, leading police to announce the probe.
The video, like similar ones filmed before in Bedouin towns in southern Israel, was uploaded to the TikTok video-sharing social networking service.
It wasn’t clear when the incident took place.
Later Saturday, four suspects were arrested in connection to the incident, according to Channel 12 news.
מצפצפים על החוק. שיירה של כלי רכב שנוסעת בתוך היישוב שגב שלום שבנגב. כמה מהנוסעים ברכב יושבים על החלון עם הראש בחוץ, אוחזים בנשק ויורים באוויר.
במחוז הדרומי פתחו בחקירה במטרה לאתר את המעורבים, וזאת לאחר שרק לאחרונה הוקמה במחוז יחידה למלחמה בטיקטוק. בינתיים לא נעצרו חשודים. pic.twitter.com/eiiGmq21az— almog boker (@bokeralmog) August 1, 2020
Last month, police announced the establishment of a special unit in the Southern District tasked with probing violent videos uploaded to TikTok.
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