Six wounded in terrorist attack in Petach Tikva; Palestinian arrested

A shooting Thursday afternoon on Baron Hirsch St. in the Petach Tikva market in central Israel was followed by a screwdriver stabbing on the nearby Hovevei Zion St. Six people were injured. A Palestinian resident of Nablus, 18-year-old Sadeq Abu Mazen, was neutralized and detained for questioning. The local police confirmed that the motive for the combined attack was terrorism.

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