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| By Israel Insider staff and partners February 5, 2006 |
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A Palestinian terrorist went on a stabbing rampage on board a route 51 minibus in central Israel at approximately 10 a.m., killing one woman and wounding five other people.
One stab victim is reportedly in serious condition while the four others sustained moderate to light wounds. MDA Director-General Eli bin said the murder victim, a woman of about 40, sustained numerous stab wounds in her chest and abdomen.
Witnesses said the vehicle was traveling in the central Israeli city of Petach Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, when the attacker stood up and began stabbing passengers.
"He jumped on people and started to stab them," said one witness, who gave only his first name Benny. "Police ran after him and caught him ... There are lots of blood stains on the road."
Other witnesses said an angry crowd beat the man of about 20 years old, before police took him away. "They pummeled him. It was a great mess," another witness, identified as Moshe, told Israel Army Radio.
Police said the attack was politically motivated, but gave no further details. They said the attacker came from the West Bank, but it was unclear how the man had entered Israel. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Magen David Adom ambulance service officials said the assailant boarded the minibus on Jabotinsky Street in Petach Tikva and rode it for a while before attacking the passengers.
Magen David Adom ambulances arrived on the scene and evaucated the wounded to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva.
The AP and Ynetnews contributed to this report.
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