Car explodes in Tel Aviv, police say 'crime-related'

January 10 2013 13:48:18

Car explodes in Tel Aviv, police say 'crime-related'

JERUSALEM - Agence France-Presse

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A car exploded near the Israeli defence ministry in Tel Aviv on Jan. 10, injuring several people, in what police said was a crime-related incident and not linked to militant groups.

"A car bomb exploded in Tel Aviv. Apparently it is a criminal incident, a settling of accounts," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP.

Israeli public radio said several people were injured in the explosion, none seriously.

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