Seven Killed In Shooting And Knife Attack In Tel Aviv

Seven people have been killed in a shooting and knife attack in Tel Aviv, police in Israel have confirmed.

Several others were injured – some seriously – when a gunman opened fire at members of the public in the Jaffa area.

According to BBC, the deadly attack began in a rail carriage and continued on the platform, local police said in a statement.

Footage posted on social media showed motionless bodies strewn on the street.

Police said the gunman and another attacker armed with a knife were “neutralised” by members of the public, and described the motive as “terror”.

The identities of the perpetrators have not been released. Some Israeli media outlets earlier reported the death toll as eight, though it is unclear if this included the attackers.