Fifteen people are reported dead in last night\'s Sheffield Club pool hall suicide slaughter in Rishon LeTzion. Dozens of persons were injured, including ten in critical and serious condition in four Tel Aviv area hospitals. Of the 55 people admitted to hospitals last night, 36 remain today. A suicide bomber entered the club and detonated a powerful explosive device in a three-story building located in the new industrial zone of Rishon LeTzion, Israel\'s fourth-largest city, south of Tel Aviv. The police say that the club was operating without a license and, in violation of emergency regulations, did not station an armed guard outside the entrance. The Hamas terror organization claims responsibility for the attack.
Only eight bodies have been identified so far, and the names of five have been released for publication: Penina Hikri, 60, of Tel Aviv; Shoshana Magmari, 51, Tel Aviv; Anat Termeforush, 36, Ashdod; Chaim Rafael, 64, Tel Aviv, and Rassan Sharouk, 42, Holon.
Following the arrest yesterday of 43 wanted and suspected terrorists, the IDF continued similar actions today, arresting 17 terrorist fugitives in various Arab villages. A ready-to-explode bomb was found in one of the locations.
Only eight bodies have been identified so far, and the names of five have been released for publication: Penina Hikri, 60, of Tel Aviv; Shoshana Magmari, 51, Tel Aviv; Anat Termeforush, 36, Ashdod; Chaim Rafael, 64, Tel Aviv, and Rassan Sharouk, 42, Holon.
Following the arrest yesterday of 43 wanted and suspected terrorists, the IDF continued similar actions today, arresting 17 terrorist fugitives in various Arab villages. A ready-to-explode bomb was found in one of the locations.