11 people wounded in shooting and stabbing attack after terrorist grabbed M-16 rifle from soldier; terrorist killed, Eritrean man thought to be a second terrorist critically wounded.
A terrorist, who shot a soldier and snatched his M-16 rifle from him, opened fire at Be'er Sheva's central bus terminal on Sunday evening, murdering the soldier and wounding 11 others, several of them members of Israel's security forces.
Five people were seriously wounded - two of them very seriously, four others were in moderate condition and the rest in light condition. Seven others were suffering from shock. All wounded were taken to the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.
The terrorist arrived at the bus terminal armed with a knife, a gun and ammunition, and started attacking passersby. He tried to stab a woman, who hit him with pepper spray, and then shot a soldier and snatched his M-16 rifle, shooting in all directions.
Security forces who were already at the station on their way home or to their bases opened fire at the terrorist, who escaped out of the bus terminal, where he was shot down and killed after a gun fight with security forces who arrived at the scene.