JERUSALEM POST
Six people wounded in Petah Tikva Shooting and Stabbing Attack
by Eliyahu Kamisher
February 9, 2017

Three people suffered gunshot and stab wounds after an assailant opened fire on a bus and stabbed a man at an open market in Petah Tikva on Thursday afternoon. Police said an 18-year-old from the Nablus area opened fire on the bus at the entrance to the market on Baron Hirsch Street around 4:45 p.m. and then ran to a sewing shop and stabbed someone before he was stopped by civilians and later arrested by police. The suspect was captured on Montefiore Street with a weapon in his hand, according to Central District police spokesman Ami Ben David. The suspect was transferred to the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) for questioning. READ MORE