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Eritrean mistakenly shot during Israel attack dies: police

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AFP Jerusalem
An Eritrean man mistakenly shot and beaten by a mob during an attack in the Israeli city of Beersheba has died, police said today, as a wave of violence spread fear among Israelis.

The attack on Sunday night at a bus station in the southern city saw gunman also armed with a knife kill a soldier and wound around 10 other people.

The gunman was killed, while a security guard shot the Eritrean bystander thinking he was a second attacker. A mob also beat him, Israeli media reported.

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First Published: Oct 19 2015 | 1:48 PM IST

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