At least 6 killed and several injured in Tel Aviv shooting

By Liam Stack

The Israeli police and emergency services said Tuesday that at least six people were killed and 12 more were injured when two gunmen opened fire on a light rail train in Tel Aviv.

The police called the attack an act of terrorism and said the gunmen were killed on the scene. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the shooting.

Shortly after the attack, Israel’s air defense system intercepted a swarm of missiles over Tel Aviv. Loud booms and bright explosions filled the sky.

“The police forces are handling the scene under a missile attack,” the police said in a statement about the shooting. “The event is under control.”

The shooting took place a day after Israel invaded Lebanon after a series of punishing strikes on Hezbollah, the armed Lebanese militia and proxy to Iran. Haim Sargarov, the police commander of the Tel Aviv district, told reporters that the attackers were “not Israelis.” The police in Israel almost exclusively use the word “terrorism” to describe attacks carried out by Palestinian militants.