Car Explodes Near Tel Aviv, One Critically Injured | VERY GRAPHIC
This is a developing story.
A vehicle exploded Thursday on Highway 20 near the Holon Junction south of Tel Aviv, leaving one person critically wounded, according to Israeli police and emergency medical officials.
Officers from the Ayalon district and Tel Aviv bomb disposal units opened an investigation into the blast. Police have assessed the incident as criminal in nature rather than a security threat.
The terse phrasing of a question posted by prominent Israeli journalist Amit Segal, "Who was killed at Holon Junction?", suggests that the explosion could be linked to organized crime. Targeted car bombings have been a recurring feature of Israel's underworld in recent years, and the Holon area has seen several such incidents.
Further details are pending. This is a developing story.