BREAKING: At least 5 killed in shooting in central Israel

AP , Tuesday 29 Mar 2022

Israeli paramedics say at least five people were killed Tuesday in a shooting in the central city of Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv.

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The bodies of victims of a shooting attack on March 29, 2022 in the Israeli city of Bnei Brak. - Attacks in different locations near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv killed at least five people. AFP

The circumstance of the incident were not immediately clear. The shooting took place two days after a shooting in the city of Hadera that left two police officers dead, and a week after a stabbing in the southern city of Beersheba in which four people were killed.

The attacks have raised concerns that there could be further violence.

Police said Tuesday's shooting took place at two locations, apparently by a gunman riding a motorcycle.

The militant Islamic State group claimed responsibility for both attacks in the past week, in which the assailants were killed.

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