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Monday, August 19, 2024
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Monday, August 19, 2024
Authorities determine Tel Aviv blast was intended terror attack; report says bomb carried by West Bank Palestinian
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Police and the Shin Bet security agency in a statement say that the blast in Tel Aviv last night was an intended terror attack.
The joint statement says that after an initial investigation, “it can be said that this was a terror attack, with the detonation of a powerful explosive device.”
In addition to the bomber being killed, another man in the area was moderately wounded by the blast.
The Shin Bet security agency is still working to identify the man who was killed while carrying the bomb in his backpack.
Kan news reports that he is believed to be a Palestinian from the West Bank.
