6 dead in suspected terror shooting, stabbing in Tel Aviv amid Iran missile attack
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(TEL AVIV, Israel) — At least six people were killed and nine others injured in a stabbing and shooting attack Tuesday night in Tel Aviv, Israel, according to the Israeli Police Spokesperson’s Unit.
The agency suspects terror as a motive in the incident. Both of the two alleged attackers have been killed, the unit said.
The two suspected terrorists started the killing on the city’s light rail system and continued on foot before they were killed by the Municipal Security Patrol and citizens present using personal firearms, according to police.
Large police forces are present and conducting extensive searches for any additional threats.
The incident took place on Yerushalayim Street in Tel Aviv.
The attack took place just prior to a large missile launch from Iran into Israel. About 180 missiles were launched at multiple targets in Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Most of the missiles were intercepted, but “several hits were identified, and the damage is being assessed,” an Israeli security official said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
(TEL AVIV, Israel) — At least seven people were killed and eight others injured in a stabbing and shooting attack Tuesday night in Tel Aviv, Israel, according to the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
The Israeli Police Spokesperson’s Unit suspects terror as a motive in the incident. Both of the two alleged attackers have been killed, the unit said.
The two suspected terrorists started the killing on the city’s light rail system and continued on foot before they were killed by the Municipal Security Patrol and citizens present using personal firearms, according to police.
Large police forces are present and conducting extensive searches for any additional threats.
The incident took place on Yerushalayim Street in Tel Aviv.
The attack took place just prior to a large missile launch from Iran into Israel. About 180 missiles were launched at multiple targets in Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Most of the missiles were intercepted, but “several hits were identified, and the damage is being assessed,” an Israeli security official said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
(MOSCOW) — Russia schemed to send incendiary devices, shipped through a commercial carrier on planes that would potentially end up in the United States, according to sources familiar with the situation.
In Poland, four people were charged in connection with camouflaged explosives that “detonated during land and air transport” in the U.K. in July, according to a statement from the country’s prosecutor’s office.
“The group’s activities consisted of sabotage and diversion related to sending parcels containing camouflaged explosives and dangerous materials via courier companies to European Union countries and Great Britain, which spontaneously ignited or detonated during land and air transport,” the Polish prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
“The group’s goal was also to test the transfer channel for such parcels, which were ultimately to be sent to the United States of America and Canada,” according to the statement.
“I’m not sure the political leaders of Russia are aware of the consequences if one of these packages exploded, causing a mass casualty event,” Pawel Szota, the head of the foreign intelligence agency told The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the story.
ABC News has reached out to Szota for a comment.
The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed reports about the alleged plot, with spokesperson Dmitry Peskov describing the allegations as “incoherent” and saying they weren’t backed by “truthful information,” according to Russian news agency Interfax.
The U.K.’s Metropolitan Police also confirmed that officers from the counter-terrorism unit are investigating the incident that occurred in Birmingham, England.
“On Monday, 22 July, a package at the location caught alight. It was dealt with by staff and the local fire brigade at the time and there were no reports of any injuries or significant damage caused,” the Met said in a statement.
There have been no arrests made in the incident.
A U.S. official told ABC News that the Transportation Security Administration remains vigilant against threats to aviation and air cargo systems and said there is no current active threat targeting U.S.-bound flights.
The incident that occurred in England and another incident in Germany are believed to be part of a wider plot, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
A senior U.S. counterterrorism official confirmed to ABC News that the U.S. was alerted to the Russian effort over the summer. European officials told their American counterparts that they believed the Russians were trying to ship incendiary devices that would go off inside locations supporting the Ukrainian war effort to hinder Ukraine as it continues fighting the Russian invasion.
European officials said they do not believe the Russians were planning or trying to take down a commercial or cargo plane, the official said. But devices don’t always work properly and the risks to commercial and civilian aviation are serious when incendiary devices are enabled and shipped.
TSA did not address the incidents abroad, but said in a statement to ABC News that the agency “continually adjusts their posture” and promptly shares any and all relevant information.”
“Over the past several months, as part of a multi-layered security approach, TSA worked with industry partners to put additional security measures for U.S. aircraft operators and foreign air carriers regarding certain cargo shipments bound for the United States, in line with the 2021 TSA Air Cargo Security Roadmap,” the statement said. “We greatly appreciate the cooperation and collaboration with industry as together we work to ensure the safety and security of air cargo.”
ABC News’ Joe Simonetti contributed to this report.
(LONDON) — The hunt is on to find three climbers who disappeared while trying to get to the top of New Zealand’s tallest mountain, authorities said.
The three men — 56-year-old Kurt Blair and 50-year-old Carlos Romero from the United States, along with one Canadian national — were visiting New Zealand and were reported overdue from their planned ascent of Aoraki Mount Cook on Monday morning, said inspector Vicki Walker, the Aoraki Area Commander, in a statement.
“The men flew into Plateau Hut at 3.30pm on Saturday 30 November, planning to summit Aoraki Mt Cook via Zurbriggen Ridge,” officials said. “They were due to meet their flight out at 8.30am on 2 December but did not arrive for the flight and were subsequently reported overdue.”
Aoraki Mt Cook is listed as 12,218 feet tall and sits in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of New Zealand’s South Island.
A search was initiated on Monday and brought in teams from the Department of Conservation Search and Rescue Team, The Helicopter Line and local area police.
Several climbing-related items were located during the search and they are believed to belong to the three missing men, authorities said.
The search for three climbers was not able to resume on Wednesday due to adverse weather conditions on the mountain, officials confirmed.
“Weather conditions are likely to prevent any further search activity until Thursday this week, however Police will continue to monitor and assess the conditions,” authorities said.
Police have been working with the U.S. and Canadian embassies to inform and support the families of the three men.
“Further information regarding the third man will not be provided until we can be sure that all necessary family notifications have been carried out,” authorities continued.
The investigation into the missing men is currently ongoing.
