Father of Tel Aviv shooting victim: I had no doubt they’d get him

The father of one of Nashat Milhem’s victims in last Friday’s shooting in Tel Aviv says he had no doubt that the security forces would bring down the gunman in a short space of time.

Alon Bakal, one the victims of a January 1, 2016 shooting attack in Tel Aviv, seen outside the Simta bar on December 20, 2015 (Courtesy Facebook)
Alon Bakal, one the victims of a January 1, 2016 shooting attack in Tel Aviv, seen outside the Simta bar on December 20, 2015 (Courtesy Facebook)

“This is our consolation, and we are pleased that none of our own were hurt in the neutralization. I was sure we would get him,” says David Bakal, whose son Alon was killed in the shooting at the Simta Bar where he worked.

David Bakal speaks to reporters at Ichilov Hospital after his son Alon, 26, was killed in a shooting attack in central Tel Aviv on January 1, 2016 (screen capture)
David Bakal speaks to reporters at Ichilov Hospital after his son Alon, 26, was killed in a shooting attack in central Tel Aviv on January 1, 2016 (screen capture)

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