Panic spread among the residents of the central Israeli city of Ramat Hasharon when they heard what sounded like gunfire on Monday morning. Numerous residents frantically called the police and reported a shooting attack. In a video of the incident, a woman can be heard yelling: “They’re shooting, call the police! I’m videoing it! Hurry! Bring me the phone!” Police quickly arrived at the scene and fortunately, it turned out that the “shooting” was part of some type of prank carried out by two 18-year-old residents of the city. “This morning, the police hotline received many reports from citizens about hearing gunshots in Ramat Hasharon,” a statement from the police said. “Many police forces that arrived at the scene recognized a short time later that this was an incident of setting off fireworks.” “In a quick operation, police officers arrested two 18-year-old suspects, residents of Ramat Hasharon, on suspicion of setting off fireworks. The two were brought to the police station for questioning. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated.” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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