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The attacker in Tel Aviv was a 'foreign national', police say


The attacker in Tel Aviv was a 'foreign national', police say

Members of the Israeli security forces gather around the body of a man at the site of a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on Jan. 21, 2025. (Credit: Jack Guez/AFP)

The man who injured several people Tuesday night with a knife in a busy district of Tel Aviv before being shot dead was "a foreign national," according to Israeli police.

"According to initial findings of the investigation, a terrorist ... pulled out a knife and began stabbing, injuring four civilians" initially before injuring "another one," slightly, and that "armed security officers" opened fire and killed him, said a police statement, noting that the attacker was "a 28-year-old foreign national."

The man who injured several people Tuesday night with a knife in a busy district of Tel Aviv before being shot dead was "a foreign national," according to Israeli police.

"According to initial findings of the investigation, a terrorist ... pulled out a knife and began stabbing, injuring four civilians" initially before injuring "another one," slightly, and that "armed security officers" opened fire and killed him, said a police statement, noting that the attacker was "a 28-year-old foreign national."