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Israel: US tourist kills one in resort shooting Israel: US gunman shot dead by police after killing one
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A US tourist has killed one person after opening fire at a hotel in Israel's southern resort city of Eilat, Israeli police said. An American man who killed one person after opening fire at a hotel in Israel's southern resort city of Eilat, has been shot dead by Israeli police.
The motives for the shooting were not immediately clear, a police spokesman said. Other reports said he was a hotel employee who had a dispute with colleague. His motives for opening fire were not immediately clear, police said, and his identity is not known.
There are unconfirmed reports the man has been shot dead by security forces. Israeli media reported that he had been an employee of the hotel who had an argument with a colleague.
The incident happened at the Leonardo Club hotel, on the Red Sea coast. The incident happened at the Leonardo Club hotel, on the Red Sea coast, one of Israel's most popular tourist spots.
Eilat is one of Israel's most popular tourist destinations. According to police the man took a gun form a hotel security guard and began shooting in the hotel lobby, killing one person.
Reuters news agency quoted Israel Radio as saying the attacker had grabbed a gun from a security guard and shot a hotel employee. He then barricaded himself inside the kitchen of the hotel's dining room, where he was surrounded by Israeli anti-terror police, police said.
"He opened fire during the negotiations with police. They fired back and killed him," police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AFP.
Guests in the hotel dining room reported hearing gunfire while others were told to stay inside their rooms, Israel's Haaretz newspaper said.Guests in the hotel dining room reported hearing gunfire while others were told to stay inside their rooms, Israel's Haaretz newspaper said.
A large number of police arrived at the hotel, soon after the incident, police said. The hotel was at fully capacity during the incident, with foreign and Israeli tourists taking a break over the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Israeli media say the gunman had locked himself inside his room.