Border Police Officer Killed in Be’er Sheva Terror Attack

From the Jewish Press

A 25-year-old female Border Police officer has been killed and at least 10 other people wounded in an Arab terrorist attack at the central bus station in Be’er Sheva, just a few feet away from the Azrieli Negev Mall.

The attack was reportedly carried out in three separate areas in the central bus station, which is quite large.

Among the wounded was a 20-year-old woman in serious condition and four people in their twenties, all with with moderate gunshot wounds. Five others were reported with minor shrapnel wounds from shattered glass and other injuries.

Magen David Adom EMTs and Paramedics, along with United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs provided initial treatment to the wounded at the scene before evacuating them to nearby Soroka Medical Center.

The terrorist, who was killed by security forces at the scene, was identified as a resident of an unrecognized village near the Negev Bedouin town of Hura on Highway 31, about 20 minutes’ drive from the central bus station.

Eyewitnesses quoted by Israeli media said the terrorist wore a ceramic bulletproof vest and had a criminal record. His name has not yet been released.