Eight wounded, one seriously, in Tel Aviv terror attack Attacker steals taxi in south Tel Aviv, drives into police checkpoint securing street near popular nightclub and then gets out of car and stabs passers-by; one person seriously injured in attack; perpetrator arrested Eli Senyor Published: 08.29.11, 07:01 / Israel News A Palestinian attacker wounded eight Israelis near a Tel Aviv nightclub early Monday, slamming into a police checkpoint with a stolen taxi and then stabbing others, police said. The attacker was a Palestinian in his twenties from the city of Nablus, according to police spokeswoman Luba Samri. Just before 2 a.m., the attacker stole a taxi in south Tel Aviv and then drove into a police checkpoint securing the street near a popular nightclub, she said. He then got out of the car and stabbed passers-by, she said, while shouting "Allahu akbar" - Arabic for "God is great," a phrase often used as a battle-cry by Islamic terrorists. Taxi used in attack (Photo: Moti Kimchi) The wounded included four policemen and three civilians, Samri said. One of the eight people hurt was listed in a serious condition in hospital and the others suffered light to moderate injuries, Samri said. The Palestinian told police that he had planned the attack in advance and chose the 'Haoman 17' nightclub, where over 1,000 revelers celebrated the end of the summer vacation. He also bought the knife and carefully planned the taxi attack. Only the police's presence, he claimed, disrupted his plans. Police lift the terrorist to the ambulance (Photo: Moti Kimchi) At first, witnesses believed that it was a traffic accident but soon realized that it was a terrorist attack when the Palestinian exited the taxi and started stabbing passers-by. The perpetrator managed to stab several individuals before he was restrained by police. He was lightly injured in the scuffle and taken to Wolfson Hospital in Holon. Aharon Yampel, an Ihud-Hatzalah volunteer told Ynet, "When we arrived at the scene we saw several people hurt as they lay on the street with stab wounds. Others suffered injuries after they were hit by a car. We provided initial medical treatment at the scene until ambulances evacuated them to hospital." Elad, another eyewitness, recalled, "We suddenly heard a large boom. I saw the taxi slamming into another car and then a man came out and shouted 'Allahu akbar'. He stabbed some people. There was yelling and a lot of noise until a police unit arrived and restrained him." Another witness by the name of Daniel said, "We were outside the club after they didnt let us in. We saw a car that slammed into another car. It was scary. If it werent for the checkpoint, he would have made it straight to us. It's a miracle. We had only gone out to have some fun." The cab driver whose car was stolen by the Palestinian also arrived at the scene and was questioned by police. "I picked him up in the Jaffa area. He asked to go to the central bus station. When we arrived he suddenly pulled out a knife and stabbed me in the hand. He tossed me out of the vehicle and continued driving." According to the driver, at one point the Palestinian said, "I only want your car," but then pulled out the knife. "I struggled with him but he managed to stab me." Tel Aviv police chief Aaron Aksol said, "There is no doubt that the border police checkpoint prevented a much graver catastrophe. Our preparedness following terrorist warnings has proven itself." Israel police chief Yohanan Danino also arrived at the scene of the attack and praised the border police preparedness. He explained that police forces were on alert ahead of the end of Ramadan and that's why the checkpoint was set up near the nightclub. AP and Reuters contributed to the report
Just looking for an excuse to kill 400 innocent gazan children? The attacker probably worked alone, the attack wasn't exactly well planned and has an element of spontaneity to it.
When? Another hundred years and then only when all the land outside the "pre 67" borders is smoking, radioactive wasteland.. that's when.
...and let's not forget that Palestinian resistance operations against the Occupation are reprisal attacks; http://tinyurl.com/3sbqrx4 No occupation = no resistance to occupation. It's simple enough.
You attack = We attack not only simple but even less letters Edit: saw the link, please, you lie so much that you start to belive your own BS, a list of Israeli attacks without any word on Pal attacks, soon enough youll deny there were any terror acts on Israel, thats just pathetic man, show some respect to the ppl that read it...
You are unaware of what fascist Israelis are doing in Palestine. The report's title is; Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
I can't follow your logic here. Why does this prove that the 67 borders are a far dream? Apparently the Israeli occupation of Nablus - the town the attacker came from - has not prevented this horrible attack. It's quite probable that it has even been at the root of this man's hatred. So wouldn't Israel be a safer place if it just left Nablus alone and well out of its borders?
It proves that Pal cant control their own men, they declared cease fire by ALL factions yet more attacks happen, either that or they lie which isnt better, if Israel withrows the trerroristd can get anywhere in Israel with ease and we cant allow that
Palestine is just as capable of fighting crime as any other nation. The real question is, do Israelis want this? In my view, bombing Palestinian police while rejecting the nation of Palestine doesn't help much in crime prevention. Thus, the situation seems to be more that Israel requires a weak Palestinian government in hopes that Palestinian crime can justify illegal settlement expansions.
I would conter this by suggesting that Israel cannot control its own citizens-the squatter thugs in their 'settlements', who evidently have the tacit approval of the Knesset to brutalise, harrass, disposess and kill the Palestinians. http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=Sp890nXTJ44
