Six dead as gunmen opened fire in Tel Aviv

At least six people were killed and nine injured in a mass shooting at a train station in Tel Aviv, Israeli police said.

Police earlier said four people were killed and seven injured in a suspected terrorist attack in Israel’s central Tel Aviv, adding that two attackers had been “neutralized.”

“Four civilians were killed by gunfire from two terrorists. In addition, according to medical sources, there are seven injured people of varying degrees of severity. “Both terrorists were neutralized on the spot,” a police statement said.

Police said the gunmen opened fire in Israel’s commercial capital Tel Aviv on the border with Jaffa and there were a number of casualties.

Television footage showed armed men getting off at a light rail station and opening fire. Israeli media reported that at least four people were seriously injured.

Images from the crime scene show armed men with assault rifles getting off a tram.

Videos posted on social media show several bodies on the ground. A video shows police officers surrounding the body of an armed perpetrator.

Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom said it received a report of people injured by gunfire at 7:01 p.m. local time.

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