Boy, 9, Killed by Shrapnel in Beitar Illit Tank Explosion
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
A nine-year-old boy, Eliyahu Azriel, died after being struck by shrapnel from an exploding tank in Beitar Illit on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred when a burning tank suddenly exploded, sending a fragment that hit the child. Emergency services attempted resuscitation but he was pronounced dead at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Police are investigating the cause of the explosion.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Eliyahu Azriel, 9, died after being hit by shrapnel from an exploding tank in Beitar Illit.
- A video shows the tank engulfed in flames before a sudden, powerful explosion.
- The blast propelled a lethal fragment that struck the child directly.
- Emergency services attempted resuscitation but he was pronounced dead at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.
- Police sappers have ruled out the presence of explosives at the scene.
A nine-year-old boy, Eliyahu Azriel, was killed in a tragic accident in Beitar Illit on Wednesday afternoon. A video from the scene shows a burning tank surrounded by children. A sudden, powerful explosion erupted from the tank, and a lethal fragment was propelled by the blast, striking Eliyahu directly. He was standing nearby when the incident occurred on Rabbi Mendeleborn Street.
Emergency services arrived to find the child with a severe penetrating neck wound and burns. He was without a pulse and not breathing. After extensive resuscitation efforts at the scene, he was evacuated in critical condition to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem, where doctors pronounced him dead.
Investigators from the Judea and Samaria District Police, along with bomb disposal experts, forensic identification lab personnel, and fire investigators from the Judea and Samaria Fire and Rescue Services, are working to determine the circumstances of the incident. Police sappers ruled out the presence of explosives at the scene overnight.
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