Four Israelis were killed and 25 injured when two Palestinian gunmen opened fire near a Likud polling station in the northern Israeli town of Beit Shean at around 3:15 p.m., Israel Channel 2 reported.
Israel Radio said the gunmen fired in all directions and threw grenades at the polling station, which is located near the central bus station in the town.
13 of the wounded are in serious condition, YNet reports. Shula, a resident of Beit Shean who lives opposite the Likud branch told YNet, "I saw a Mazda commercial vehicle stop. Someone dressed in IDF uniform got out and began firing in all directions opposite the Likud office. He fired for ten minutes - I wanted to scream but I was scared he would see me. People started screaming and there was a major panic."
Channel 2 said the two attackers were killed, one by a security guard from the bus station, and the other by a Likud member. One of the terrorists was reportedly wearing an explosive belt that had failed to detonate.
Likud members are today voting in the party's leadership primary.
Emergency telephone number:
Ha'emek hospital, Afula: 125-5165
Published by Globes [online] - www.globes.co.il - on 28 November, 2002