Five killed in Beersheba bank shooting

A former Border Guard officer, aged 40, walked into a bank branch office in Beersheba Monday and started shooting. He killed four people, wounded a fifth and seized a woman hostage, before releasing her unhurt and killing himself. The gunman was believed motivated by revenge after the bank turned down his request for a loan to help him out of a financial crisis.

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