Israel: Woman killed by car bomb on Ayalon Highway; police arrest estranged husband


A 35-year-old woman was killed in a car explosion on a highway near Tel Aviv on Thursday morning. Police later arrested her estranged husband on suspicion of involvement.

The victim, Lia Malka, is survived by the couple’s 2-year-old daughter. The girl was not in the car when it exploded while stopped in traffic on the central Ayalon Highway near the Holon Junction.

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Source: The Times of Israel


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