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Shooting in downtown Tel Aviv leaves 2 dead, at least 4 in serious condition

By Ron Kampeas

This is a developing story.

(JTA) — At least one gunman shot people at different locations along a downtown Tel Aviv street on Thursday night, leaving what Israeli emergency responders said were at least two people dead and four injured in critical condition.

Police said they were in pursuit of at least one gunman, and called on people to stay indoors and stay away from windows. Witnesses described policemen running through the city streets, guns drawn.

A spokesman for Magen David Adom, Israel’s main re...