Man murdered in shooting near Nazareth

Tarek Bassoul was shot dead this evening in his vehicle in the town of Reineh, near Nazareth. Police have launched an investigation on suspicion of murder; the background is criminal. A woman was moderately injured and another person lightly injured. A burnt vehicle was found in the area.

Tarek Bassoul was shot dead this evening (Thursday) in his vehicle in the town of Reineh, near Nazareth. Police have launched an investigation on suspicion of murder, and the background to the incident is defined as criminal. A burnt vehicle was found in the area. Bassoul was critically injured and died from his wounds at the scene shortly after the shooting. Officers who were dispatched to the location began searches for suspects. The report of the shooting was received at the MDA 101 emergency hotline at 18:01. Medics and paramedics pronounced Bassoul dead at the scene, and evacuated a woman approximately 37 years old who was moderately injured and another person who was lightly injured to the Italian Hospital in Nazareth.