An Italian tourist was killed and five other tourists were wounded in a Tel Aviv car ramming attack on Friday, Israeli and Italian officials said.
A police officer who was nearby arrived at the scene to find several people wounded and an overturned car near a popular Tel Aviv promenade. The officer "neutralized" the driver when he tried to pull a gun, police said.
The car had veered off the street near a popular bike and walking path along the beach. Reuters video from shortly after the incident showed a white car upside down on the grass of a park. Police cordoned off the area that was brimming with emergency responders.Israeli officials work at the scene of a shooting attack in Tel Aviv, Israel April 7, 2023.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Friday that the U.S. "strongly condemns today's terrorist attacks...The three horrific attacks today, in which three were killed and at least eight others wounded, affected citizens of Israel, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The targeting of innocent civilians of any nationality is unconscionable."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed police "to mobilize all reserve border police units and has directed the IDF to mobilize additional forces to confront the terror attacks," his office said. Israel's Magen David Adom ambulance service said all the victims in the Tel Aviv attack were tourists.Reporting by Rami Amichay, Ari Rabinovitch, Dan Williams; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Diane Craft
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