Israel bank shooting leaves four dead

May 21, 2013 00:26

A man has shot four people dead in a bank in southern Israel before turning the gun on himself, police say. One person was injured, while a woman held hostage for about an hour was freed before the gunman killed himself.

Police initially described the incident as a robbery, but later said the man may have entered the bank with the intention of shooting. Investigators think he was refused a settlement over a 6,000-shekel (1,070) overdraft, Israeli media said.

Phootgraph: An Israeli policeman stands guard at the scene of a shooting at a Bank Hapoalim branch in Beersheba Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters

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