Multiple people suffered shrapnel injuries following an explosion in Israel
An explosion injured at least two people near the US consulate in Tel Aviv early Friday morning, according to local media. A man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s were both wounded by shrapnel and were taken to the hospital, while another five people suffered lighter injuries, according to the Times of Israel.
The blast was preceded by a loud whirring noise, according to eyewitnesses as well as dashcam and security camera footage circulating online.
A large number of Israeli police are on the scene, studying the shrapnel and debris to determine whether the blast was caused by a drone, local media wrote.
מטורף: תיעוד פיצוץ הכטב"מ בעיר תל אביב, שומעים זמזום ואז פיצוץ אדיר!Crazy: Documentation of the UAV explosion in the city of Tel Aviv, you hear a hum and then a huge explosion! https://t.co/DOYFImMPZFpic.twitter.com/wMtqBZHjRg
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is investigating the explosion, which it suspects was caused by “an aerial target,” a military term it uses for drones, the Times of Israel wrote, adding that no air sirens were heard ahead of the blast.
WATCH | The moment a suicide drone hits a building near the US consulate in Tel Aviv. pic.twitter.com/FPOLcYqAli
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