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2142/> Three Eritreans stabbed in south Tel Aviv internet cafe
Tuesday, July 31 2012| <
http://972mag.com/author/haggaim/> Haggai Matar
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The suspect in the stabbing is a white Israeli man who fled the scene. All
three Eritreans reportedly suffered light injuries.
At around 11 a.m. this morning (Tuesday), a man entered an internet cafe in
the Shapira neighborhood of south Tel Aviv, stabbed three Eritrean asylum
seekers who were inside, and fled the scene. One man was reportedly stabbed
in his back, another in his knee and the third in his hand. The stabber has
not yet been identified but is alleged to be an Israeli male.
Isias Tesprem, the owner of the store who has been in Israel for five
years, said he has never seen the man before and had no idea what he wanted.
"I never expected anything like this to happen - we have no outstanding
debts and have not hurt anyone."
All the three men suffered light injuries. Two of them were taken to Ichilov
Hospital and the third received medical attention on the scene.
This is not the first time African asylum seekers have been targeted in
violent attacks. In April,
<
http://972mag.com/community-shaken-after-coordinated-attacks-on-african-ref
ugees/43727/> four houses and one kindergarten in the same neighborhood in
south Tel Aviv were hit within the same hour by Molotov cocktails. And just
two weeks ago, an Eritrean couple were hospitalized after an
<
http://972mag.com/african-couple-wife-pregnant-hospitalized-after-apparent-
arson-attack/50800/> arson attack on their Jerusalem home.
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Wounded Eritrean man after knife attack in South Tel AViv July 31, 2012
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Knife attack on Eritrean Internet cafe, South Tel Aviv July 31, 2012
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Wounded Eritrean man after knife attack in South Tel Aviv Internet cafe July
31, 2012 (OrenZiv/Activestills)
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