A powerful car bomb shook buildings in the coastal city of
Ashkelon on Thursday afternoon, in what police suspect was a criminal-related
assassination attempt. Two men were seriously injured in the blast, and one
later died of his wounds while hospitalized.
The explosion struck a private vehicle while it was in
motion at around 3 p.m., near the intersections of Zionism and Montifiore
streets in central Ashkelon, close to a school. The two victims, both in their
40s and known by police to belong to a criminal organization, were severely
burned and suffered internal injuries. They were evacuated to Barzilai
Hospital, where one succumbed to his injuries while the other remained in
critical condition.
The blast rattled the surrounding neighborhood. One witness
told Ynet news he initially thought it was a suicide bombing or rocket attack
and that “the buildings were shaking.”
Police said that the investigation was ongoing, and that
they believed the explosion was related to rival groups involved in criminal activity
in the city. The two victims, police said, were senior members of the Domrani
crime family, and authorities feared that a spate of revenge killings in
response to the bombing would occur.
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