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US embassy in Tel Aviv: Man held over knife and axe attack | US embassy in Tel Aviv: Man held over knife and axe attack |
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A man has been arrested after a security guard was wounded in an attack at the US embassy in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv. | A man has been arrested after a security guard was wounded in an attack at the US embassy in Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv. |
The attack was carried out at the entrance to the embassy by a man wielding a knife and an axe. | The attack was carried out at the entrance to the embassy by a man wielding a knife and an axe. |
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 probably not politically motivated. | An Israeli police spokesperson said that the attack was probably not politically motivated. |
A witness told the BBC that a man, an Israeli in his early 40s, was engaged in an altercation with "six or seven" security guards before being wrestled to the ground. | |
The arrested man was uninjured, according to police. | The arrested man was uninjured, according to police. |