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A terrorist, identified as an Israeli member of ISIS, stabbed to death a female attendant at the Sonol gas station in Beersheba on Tuesday, March 22, then went on a rampage in the nearby Big shopping mall. There, he murdered two more women and a man and seriously injured two more victims.
A passerby pulled a gun and shot the terrorist dead so cutting short his killing rampage. Police later scoured the neighborhood for the killer’s accomplices.
Seven years ago, Alqyayan was caught organizing a group to fight with the Islamic State in Syria. He was tried and sentenced to four years in jail, although the prosecution asked for five years, after he said he regretted his action and promised to mend his ways. He was released at the end of his term in jail. The terrorist was a secondary school teacher in Houra. The Houra council and members of the killer’s tribe condemned his action as a vile act of terror.
The police commissioner arrived in Beersheba to inspect the scene of the attack and issue a press statement. He admitted that the entire incident took eight minutes while police reached the scene four minutes after being alerted.
Meanwhile, a bus driver, who arrived in the middle of the attack, took the initiative to shoot the terrorist in mid-rampage. The police chief was mobbed by Beersheba citizens protesting the lack of security in their town in the wake of a rise in violent crime.