A vehicle exploded and caught fire in Ashkelon, Israeli media reported on Tuesday, citing Magen David Adom (MDA). The police suspect the case is an assassination attempt on a individual known to the police, KAN has noted.
The car exploded on Ram Pool Street in Ashkelon, leading to the immediate death of a 20-year-old woman, with MDA teams pronouncing her dead on the spot. An eight-year-old girl was evacuated to the Barzilai Medical Center in critical condition.
Additionally, 40-year-old man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Firefighters and MDA teams were at the scene, with the initial MDA report indicating that a woman was trapped in the vehicle and several others were injured.
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Menachem Bello, a medic and head of the Ashkelon Rescue Union, said, “We received a report of a vehicle on fire. We provided medical aid at the scene to a girl in critical condition and a moderately injured 40-year-old. Unfortunately, a 20-year-old woman was pronounced dead due to the nature of her injuries and the severe burns she suffered,” KAN also reported.
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