במשטרה ובשב"כ מתחזקת ההערכה כי פיצוץ המטען סמוך למשאית בשכונת התקווה בתל אביב אמש (ראשון) היה ניסיון פיגוע טרור שכשל.
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לאורך כל הלילה נמשכה החקירה, אך טרם זוהה האדם שהתפוצץ ונהרג.
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עם זאת, גובר החשד שמדובר במחבל שנשא על גופו מטען חבלה, וניסה לראשונה מזה 18 לבצע פיגוע באמצעות מטען חבלה בתל אביב. ככל הנראה "תאונת עבודה" גרמה לפיצוץ מוקדם של המטען.
גורם במשטרה אמר כי "הפיצוץ בתל אביב - 99% פיגוע שנמנע, נבדק אם החשוד הגיע משטחי הרשות הפלסטינית".
תנ"צ חיים בובליל, מפקד מרחב איילון במשטרת מחוז תל אביב, ציין הבוקר בראיון לרשת ב', כי החקירה נמצאת בעיצומה יחד עם שירות הביטחון הכללי וכלל כיווניה נבדקים. עם זאת, אמר כי ב-99% ניתן לומר שמדובר בפיצוץ על רקע פעילות חבלנית עוינת: "אנחנו בהערכה מבוססת יותר לכך שמדובר במפגע. הזירה פה מדברת בעד עצמה, זה מטען רב עוצמה שעלול היה לגרום לנזק משמעותי.
""We are in a kind of miracle that it didn't explode in the nearby synagogue or the shopping center. It could have ended in dozens of deaths.".
TNA Boblil was asked whether the explosion, which fortunately did not lead to disaster, was a kind of "work accident" by the bomber, to which he replied that the reasons for the timing of the explosion are being examined and emphasized: "It is possible that the bomber planned to reach the nearby synagogue or perhaps the shopping center. We are unable to understand why he exploded at this point in time.".
Israel Police spokesman, Chief of Staff Eli Levy, who was interviewed on the 'Kalman-Lieberman' program, also confirmed that it was most likely a terrorist attack. "A great miracle happened here. This is a very difficult event that is being investigated by the police and the Shin Bet. We have gathered information from the scene, we don't know who it was. It was a difficult event.".
Last night, a powerful explosion shook the Hatikva neighborhood in Tel Aviv, and a man in his 50s was identified at the scene as having been killed. Another man, a 33-year-old man who was passing by on an electric scooter, was moderately injured in the incident, with bruises to his limbs and chest from shrapnel. He was taken to Ichilov Hospital.
Tel Aviv District Commander, Superintendent Peretz Amar, said at the scene of the incident: "The person who was killed was not an innocent civilian but was carrying an explosive device. We are trying to identify the body. The direction of the investigation into a terrorist attack is very relevant.".
An initial investigation last night revealed that a man was walking with an explosive device - and it exploded as he passed by a truck. Security camera footage shows the man carrying the device in a bag on his back, and then the explosion. The explosion may have occurred following a malfunction in the device's activation mechanism.
