A vehicle exploded in Kiryat Gat on Thursday afternoon, killing a man known to police for drug offenses, according to Itai Gal-On (N12). Police believe the blast was a targeted assassination using an explosive device attached to the car. The deceased was driving a relative's vehicle.
Police believe the car explosion that killed a man in Kiryat Gat on Thursday afternoon was a targeted criminal assassination using an explosive device attached to the vehicle, according to Itai Gal-On (N12). The assessment emerged shortly after 14:00, as the initial reports of a vehicle fire and explosion were being clarified. The victim, known to police for drug offenses, was driving a relative's car when the blast occurred on Rehov Harimon.
As The Zioneer reported at 13:54, emergency services received a call at 13:42 about a car on fire; firefighters found a man without vital signs. By the same minute, bomb disposal and forensic teams were collecting evidence at the scene, and the vehicle fire was determined to be caused by an explosion. At 14:23, The Zioneer reported the victim's identity as a police-known individual driving a relative's car. This update, at 14:27, adds the police assessment of a targeted criminal assassination with a criminal-drug motive.
On Monday, June 8, The Zioneer reported a shooting in Kiryat Gat in which two people were wounded on suspicion of a criminal motive. The area has seen periodic violent incidents with suspected criminal backgrounds.
The precise type of explosive device used and the identity of any suspects remain under investigation. No arrests have been reported.
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