Thursday, 2 April 2009

Terror alert in Jerusalem, West Bank after axe-wielding Palestinian murders Israeli boy

April 2, 2009, 5:20 PM (GMT+02:00)

Shlomo Nativ, 16, died of the wounds inflicted by one or more Palestinian terrorists on an axe-wielding rampage in Bat Ayin, a community in the West Bank Gush Etzion Bloc. A second boy, aged 7, was seriously injured in the attack. Residents opened fire on the terrorists who managed to get away. Heavy security reinforcements were rushed to the area. They set up roadblocks and surrounded neighboring Arab villages to search for the killer or killers. All the communities in the area were put on terror alert. The attack occurred on the second day of school holiday for the Passover festival.