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1st LD: 4 wounded in Petah Tikva shooting attack in Israel

Xinhua, February 9, 2017 Adjust font size:

Four people were injured on Thursday afternoon in a shooting and stabbing attack in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva, the Israeli Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency medical service said.

A man and a woman in their 50s, as well as an approximately 30-year-old woman, are being treated for gunshot wounds to the legs, according to MDA.

Another man in his 40s suffered a stab wound, the medical service said, adding that all four were being taken to Petah Tikva's Beilinson hospital for treatment.

Israeli police confirmed that the shooting and stabbing attack in an outdoor market in Petah Tikva is a terror attack.

The suspect fled the scene but was shortly arrested by the police. Police said he is a Palestinian from the West Bank. Endit