Car drove into crowd in Tel Aviv – several injured

A car has driven into a crowd in Tel Aviv.
Several people have been injured in connection with the attack.
A suspected perpetrator has been shot dead, according to local media.

A car has driven into a crowd in Tel Aviv in Israel, several media reports. British Sky News reported at an early stage that five people had died in connection with the attack.

Other media, among others BBC and AFP writes that several people were injured. Several of the injured are said to have life-threatening injuries.

There are also reports that people have been stabbed at the scene, writes Sky News.

A suspected perpetrator has been shot dead.

Hamas has praised the attack.

“The heroic attack in Tel Aviv is the first response to the occupation’s crimes against our people in Jenin,” Hamas said in a statement, according to The Jerusalem Post.

The text is updated.

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