From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Driver attacks Tel Aviv protesters with pepper spray
An angry motorist attacks demonstrators who are blocking roads in Tel Aviv with pepper spray.
Video from the scene shows the man exiting his vehicle and spraying one of the demonstrators in his face.
“We blocked the road like every week, and the driver just accelerated in our direction. He got out of the car and started spraying us with pepper spray. He sprayed everyone who was near the car randomly,” one of the people hit tells Channel 12 news.
The incident occurs near Tel Aviv’s Savidor Central railway station.
אירוע תקיפה נוסף, בדרך נמיר. דור שהיה במקום סיפר ״הצעדה המשיכה לכיוון גשר יעקב דורי בחור ברכב שלא זרם לו העניין התקדם לכיוון המפגינים וניסה לדרוס. חסמו אותו ומנעו ממנו להתקדם אז הוא בתגובה יצא מהרכב וריסס גז פלפל. הזמנו משטרה שלקח לה 15 דק להגיע, ואחרי דין ודברים עיכבו 3 אנשים״ pic.twitter.com/rh8zSrzC4Y
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Police say they detained the driver and a passenger in his vehicle. The also detain one of the protesters, who the driver says attacked him.
