A woman was murdered and five other people sustained wounds after a Palestinian terrorist of about 20 stabbed minibus passengers in the town of Petach Tikva, east of Tel Aviv, on February 5.
Four of the stab victims are reportedly in serious condition, while another was lightly injured. The murder victim, a woman of about 40, sustained numerous stab wounds in her chest and abdomen.
Minibus passenger Uriel Noirberger, 27, told Ynet: "I was sitting at the front and suddenly heard screams. I saw the terrorist, who was at the back, attempting to stab a guy, with no shame or fear."
"I yelled to the driver: 'Terrorist,' and other people yelled at him to open the door. He stopped, and most passengers got off. The terrorist stayed inside and I didn't understand why. Then I realized he murdered a woman," Noiberger said.
Danny, a resident of Holon who happened to be in the area at the time of the attack, recounted the dramatic incident: "We saw people falling down, people being stabbed, a stabbed older lady and next to her a guy lying down."
"We heard people yelling 'terrorist, terrorist.' It's the scariest thing," Danny said. "I saw an Arab and a guy aiming a gun at him. Another guy grabbed a wooden plank and hit him (the terrorist) in the head. I jumped on him and we started beating him badly. He didn't say a word."
The man who hit the terrorist with the plank is Eli Haziza, who works at a nearby plant.
"I saw a man running to the guard at the plant's entrance. He was stabbed in the chest," Haziza said. "He asked for help and said a terrorist was stabbing people on the street."
"I ran to the road and saw a terrorist going wild with a knife," Haziza added. "I saw the terrorist with the knife and a man aiming a gun at him. I didn't hesitate, walked over to the fence, pulled out a plank, approached the terrorist and hit him hard. The terrorist collapsed on the road and we immediately jumped on him," Haziza said.
(By Raanan Ben-Zur, YNET, February 5, 2006)
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