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A young truck driver from the Arab town of Kafr Kasim caused terrifying destruction in south Tel Aviv on Sunday morning after ramming his truck into several vehicles on Rehov Bar-Lev, in what police suspect to be a "lone-wolf terror attack" that killed one man and injured 17 others.
A number of eyewitnesses said they heard the driver shout "Allahu Akbar!" as he drove the truck.
"Based on the level of destruction... it looks as if this was deliberate - but the investigation is still ongoing," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said from the scene.
The driver later claimed during questioning that he lost control after experiencing a punctured tire, though his claim is being treated with skepticism by police. Nevertheless, police have refrained from officially declaring the incident a terror attack, as of Sunday night.
The 20-ton Volvo truck, driven by the 22-year-old man, who...