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Officers shoot and kill suspect in Rahat who violently resisted arrest, police say
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTwo Border Police officers shot and killed a suspect in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat overnight, police say.
According to the police, officers attempted to investigate a suspicious vehicle, but the driver refused to stop and tried to flee.
The suspect eventually left the car and tried to escape on foot. Officers fired in the air, and eventually were able to catch up to the suspect.
The suspect forcefully resisted arrest and attacked the arresting officers in a life-threatening manner, at which point they shot him, police say, adding that the incident will be investigated.
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