Gunman opens fire and kills three guards in Israel.
A Palestinian with security clearance to work in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank opened fire at a checkpoint, killing a police officer and two Israeli guards; the assailant, who was armed with a revolver, also seriously wounded a fourth Israeli before being shot dead.
Reuters A Palestinian man with security clearance to work in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank opened fire at a checkpoint on Tuesday, killing a police officer and two Israeli guards.
The attacker, who was armed with a revolver, also left a fourth Israeli seriously injured before being shot dead, police said.
The incident was unusual, since the 37-year-old man had received an Israeli work permit—a process that involves security checks—unlike most Palestinians involved in a wave of attacks that began two years ago.
A police spokeswoman said the gunman approached the Har Adar settlement along with a group of Palestinians who work in the settlement, and aroused the suspicions of the guards at the checkpoint entrance.
After being ordered to stop, the Palestinian "opened his shirt, pulled out a gun and shot at security personnel and soldiers at point-blank range," the spokeswoman said.