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| Man held over 'knife attack' at US embassy in Tel Aviv | Man held over 'knife attack' at US embassy in Tel Aviv |
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| A man has been arrested after wounding a security guard at the US embassy in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv. | A man has been arrested after wounding a security guard at the US embassy in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv. |
| The man, reportedly an Israeli in his early 40s, was armed with a knife and an axe when he attacked the security guard at the entrance to the embassy. | |
| Guards at the embassy, located close to the city's seafront, then fired warning shots in return. | Guards at the embassy, located close to the city's seafront, then fired warning shots in return. |
| An Israeli police spokesperson said that the attack was likely not to be politically motivated. | An Israeli police spokesperson said that the attack was likely not to be politically motivated. |
| An eyewitness to the attack told the BBC that the man was engaged in an altercation with "six or seven" security guards before being wrestled to the ground. | An eyewitness to the attack told the BBC that the man was engaged in an altercation with "six or seven" security guards before being wrestled to the ground. |
| The attacker, an Israeli in his early 40s, was not injured, according to police. | The attacker, an Israeli in his early 40s, was not injured, according to police. |