Criminal killed in Haifa car bombing, third in three days: 'It's not normal, there were lots of kids around'
עבריין נהרג בפיצוץ רכב בחיפה, השלישי תוך 3 ימים: "זה לא נורמלי, היו מלא ילדים באזור"
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A criminal was killed in a car bombing in Haifa, the third such attack in three days. Rabia Abu Haykal, linked to the Hariri crime organisation, was found dead in a vehicle that exploded in the Kiryat Haim neighbourhood. Firefighters reported secondary explosions after the car was already ablaze, with a witness describing it as feeling like a missile had landed beside him.
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רביע אבו היכל, שמזוהה עם ארגון הפשע חרירי, אותר ללא רוח חיים ברכב שהתפוצץ בשכונת קריית חיים. כבאות והצלה: אירעו פיצוצי משנה אחרי שהרכב כבר בער. אבי, שנסע לפני הרכב שהתפוצץ, סיפר: "הרגשתי כאילו טיל נפל לידי, היה פיצוץ מטורף"Related dispatches
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