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World Jewish News
One killed, one wounded in West Bank terror attack
02.04.2009
One Israeli youth was killed and another was seriously wounded in a terrorist attack in a West Bank settlement, Magen David Adom medical officials said on Thursday.
Security forces are said to be combing the area in search of the assailant.
Channel 2 reported on Thursday that the assailant is an Arab laborer armed with an axe. Bat Ayin is situated in the Etzion bloc of settlements south of Jerusalem.
Magen David Adom said on Thursday that one of the victims was a 9-year-old boy who was treated for wounds to his head believed to be the result of an axe assault.
Channel 2 reported that a Palestinian terrorist armed with an axe attacked two Israeli youths, one 13-year-old and the other age seven, before noon on Thursday. One of the youths was critically wounded in the head. He later died of his injuries, MDA officials said.
Immediately after the attack, a passerby confronted the terrorist and removed the axe from his possession. The terrorist subsequently broke free from the passerby's grasp and fled the scene, according to Channel 2.
Bat Ayin officials said residents in the settlement have been advised to remain in their homes. Security forces in the vicinity have also been advised to remain on high alert, according to Channel 2.
Bat Ayin is a settlement that is not ringed by a security fence, residents told Channel 2
Источник: Haaretz
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