Gunman attacks Israeli gay centre (BBC)

[Behind the Aegis]

A lone gunman has killed two people and wounded at least 10 at a gay support centre in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv before escaping.

Most of the victims were gay teenagers, who were meeting at the centre on Nachmani street when the gunman entered and started firing indiscriminately.

The black-clad man is still at large and police have ordered the temporary closure of all gay clubs in the city.

Gay leaders say it is Israel's worst-ever hate crime against the community.

Witnesses said the gunman fired in all directions with a handgun.

At one point, three deaths were being reported but later accounts spoke only of two fatalities - that of a young man and a young woman.

The shootings took place at the headquarters of the local lesbian and gay rights association.

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[David Zephyr]

1. This is awful. Tel Aviv is a very open city and this murderer does not represent the people there.

How terrible this is. At least two people dead and ten wounded who were doing nothing wrong.

This is not representative of the Tel Aviv I know. At all.

I love Tel Aviv and my companion and I were welcomed everywhere we went when we were there.

This is very tragic, but I am confident that the Israeli police will find and prosecute the murderer.

[Meeker Morgan]

2. Any word on whether the criminal was also Jewish? n/t

[mitchtv]

3. hetero terrorism

my guess? the perp thinks God is on his side.