American tourist killed, 10 people wounded in stabbing spree in Tel Aviv

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American tourist killed, 10 people wounded in stabbing spree in Tel Aviv

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8 March 2016

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@MickyRosenfeld Confirmation: American tourist murdered this evening in stabbing attack carried out by Palestinian terrorist in Jaffa.

Five victims are in serious condition, while four sustained moderate injuries, and one was lightly wounded, Israeli media report, citing Israeli emergency medical service.

@MickyRosenfeld 1 person murdered in Jaffa stabbing attack. 10 people taken to hospital being treated. Knife used by attacker found.

The Wolfson Medical Center in Tel Aviv has confirmed that the murdered man was a 29-year-old American tourist. Officials at Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital also revealed that one victim is a pregnant woman and another an Israeli Arab, Times of Israel reports.

The attacker stabbed his victims at three different locations within Jaffa in an assault lasting 20 minutes. He was shot dead by the police and later identified as a 21-year-old man from a West Bank Palestinian refugee camp in Qalqiliya.