Six dead in shooting and knife attack in Tel Aviv

Six people were killed in a shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, police in Israel confirmed.

At least nine other people were reportedly injured and several are in critical condition.

Police said the attack began in a train carriage and continued on the platform. Images posted on social media showed the gunman shooting at passers-by in the Jaffa area.

Police said two attackers were “neutralized” by members of the public and described the motive as “terror.”

Details of the attack are still unclear and the identity of the perpetrators has not been revealed.

Some Israeli media previously reported the death toll at eight, although it is unclear whether this included the attackers.

The shooting occurred shortly before an Iranian missile attack on Israel began.

Police at the scene ducked to the ground as rockets and anti-aircraft missiles were seen overhead shortly after the shooting.

Israeli police had previously emphasized that the number of victims was “dynamic and changing.”

“The scene here is still very active,” the force’s international spokesman Dean Elsdunne said near where the attack took place.