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Petah Tikva pizzeria worker stabbed to death on Independence Day after asking teens not to use party spray, mayor says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA young pizzeria worker has died from his wounds after being stabbed multiple times by teens after asking them not to use party spray cans inside the shop on Independence Day, Petah Tikva Mayor Rami Greenberg says.
“This is a young man who worked for a living, who politely asked a group of teens not to use spray inside the pizzeria in which he worked, and in response was stabbed to death,” Greenberg writes on Facebook, condemning violence in the city.
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