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Sunday, August 18, 2024
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Sunday, August 18, 2024
Man killed in explosion in vehicle Tel Aviv, motive likely criminal
The scene of an explosion in a vehicle in Tel Aviv that killed one person on August 18, 2024 (Magen David Adom)
A man was killed in an explosion in his vehicle in Tel Aviv, police and medics say.
Police say the blast occurred as the man was driving a truck on Lod Street in the city, adding that officers are at the scene and investigating the cause of the blast.
Police sources tell Hebrew media the motive is likely criminal, not terror.
Magen David Adom medics say that they found a man in his 50s lying lifeless beside the burning truck and were forced to declare him dead at the scene.
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