4 lightly injured in Be'er Sheva attack; 2 terrorists arrested

Four people were lightly injured when two Palestinians detonated an explosive device near a branch of Bank Hapoalim in the Old City of Be'er Sheva, at around 9:40 Friday morning.

By-standers apprehended and beat one of the assailants, who was later taken to hospital for treatment, while local police caught the second terrorist near Shocket junction, several kilometers outside the city limits. Police believe that the terrorists may have arrived in Be'er Sheva by taxi.

The four people injured in the blast were evacuated to Soroka Medical Center, where doctors defined their injuries as light. Two other people, suffering from shock, were also treated.

"Two terrorists ... threw a bomb or planted a bomb. One was captured and the other escaped and we are searching for him," said Yossi Koppel, the southern district police commander.