Two men were injured in a joint shooting and car bombing this morning in Ibtin, a village in the Western Galilee, police and paramedics say.
Police officers launched an investigation into the incident, in which the two men were wounded as a result of a “shooting and car that caught fire after the sound of an explosion was heard,” law enforcement says.
According to witness testimonies taken by Ynet, the man injured by gunfire was shot by criminals after he tried to stop them from attaching an explosive to a car. He was moderately wounded.
The other injured victim, a man in his 50s, had entered the car and was wounded severely as a result of the ensuing explosion.
Paramedics found him this morning conscious, suffering from wounds to his lower limbs and abdomen, and took him to Rambam Medical Center in nearby Haifa, paramedics say.
Police have not yet reported any arrests in connection to the incident.
It is not believed to be terrorism-related, but rather part of the wave of violent crime affecting Arab communities in Israel.
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