2018 Barkan Industrial Park shooting
On the morning of 7 October 2018, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on several Israeli civilians in the Barkan Industrial Park, killing two and critically injuring another. The shooting incident was declared a "terrorist attack" by the IDF. It was the first attack in the park and the second fatal attack in the West Bank to occur in three weeks.
| 2018 Barkan Industrial Park shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict | |
The attack site | |
| Native name | פיגוע הירי באזור התעשייה ברקן |
| Location | Barkan Industrial Park, West Bank |
| Coordinates | 32°06′24″N 35°07′22″E |
| Date | 7 October 2018 c. 7:30 (UTC+2) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Carlo improvised rifle |
| Deaths | 2 civilians |
| Injured | 1 civilian |
| Participant | 1 |
The attacker, a 23-year-old Palestinian, had worked in the factory where the shooting took place.
IDF forces conducted an intensive two-month manhunt to capture the militant who fled the scene. The IDF arrested some relatives of the assailant.
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