TEL AVIV, June 8, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Israeli policemen check at a restaurant where a shooting attack took place in Tel Aviv, Israel on June 8, 2016. Three Israelis were killed in an apparent shooting attack at a Tel Aviv restaurant and retail center on Wednesday evening, Israeli police and emergency services said. (Xinhua/Israeli Police Spokesperson)
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Three Israelis were killed in an apparent shooting attack at a Tel Aviv restaurant and retail center on Wednesday evening, Israeli police and emergency services said.
Two Palestinians shot bystanders in several spots around the popular restaurant and shopping center named Sarona at about 9:30 p.m. (GMT 1930), injuring eight people in varying degrees, Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement.
Three Israelis died from their wounds at the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Samri and a hospital spokesperson said. Another Israeli is hospitalized in critical condition, and three others in serious condition.
Israeli police said the two Palestinians have been "neutralized." One attacker has been moderately injured, apparently by shooting, and another was arrested by police, the Tel Aviv bureau police chief Chico Edri told reporters at the scene. He said the attack was nationalistically-motivated.
Some media reports suggested a third suspect was on the run, but police spokeswoman Luba Samri said that information was ruled out.
With that, Channel 2 news reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had just landed back from his visit to Moscow and will shortly convene a security cabinet, a forum of top ministers, following the attack.
The weapons recovered at the scene were Carl Gustav rifles, seen frequently in shooting attacks by Palestinians, Channel 10 news reported.
At least 31 Israelis were killed in attacks in a wave of violence which started in October including Wednesday's attack, while 205 Palestinians were killed either in clashes with Israeli security forces during protests or after carrying out attacks.
