Tel Aviv stabbing attack injures four

The attacker, believed to be a Moroccan citizen with US residency, was shot dead at the scene.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersFour injured in Tel Aviv stabbing attack15 hours agoRuth ComerfordBBC NewsReutersThe attack happened near a wine bar in Tel AvivFour people were injured in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israel's emergency services said.

Ichilov Hospital said it was treating three of the victims, including one with "a serious condition with a knife wound to the neck". The assailant, a 28-year-old foreign national, was shot dead at the scene, police said.

Israel's Shin Bet security service said it is carrying out an investigation after a decision was made to allow the man, who reportedly had Moroccan citizenship and American permanent residency, to enter the country.

This is the second stabbing in Tel Aviv in four days, after another person was attacked on Saturday before being shot by an armed civilian.

Tuesday's attack took place on Nahalat Binyamin Street, an area popular for its restaurants and nightlife, and on the nearby Gruzenberg Street, where the attacker stabbed another person and was shot dead.

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