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Israeli forces detain suspects after deadly terror shooting in Tel Aviv

By Emanuel Fabian 6 August 2023, 4:58 pm
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Police and other emergency personnel at the scene of a suspected terror attack in Tel Aviv on August 5, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Police and other emergency personnel at the scene of a suspected terror attack in Tel Aviv on August 5, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

A number of suspects have been detained in connection to yesterday’s deadly terrorist shooting attack in Tel Aviv, a defense source says.

The suspects, including some who are thought to be close with the gunman Kamel Abu Bakr, were detained overnight by Israeli security forces.

Further details on the number of detainees and their suspicions are not immediately released.

The Shin Bet is investigating how Abu Bakr, a wanted Islamic Jihad member hiding in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, managed to enter Israel and carry out the attack in the coastal city.

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