Tel Aviv gunman kills two, wounds others

Two people have died and several others were wounded after a suspect opened fire Friday in a Tel Aviv bar before fleeing, according to Israeli police.

{mosads}Authorities are searching for the suspect, who a witness said had a machine gun and started “shooting in every direction.” It’s unclear what the motive was.

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai told media at the scene that the shooting “appears to be a terrorist attack motivated by nationalist,” according to the Jerusalem Post.

The Tel Aviv municipality told Israeli newspaper Haaretz it’s unclear yet if the shooting is a terror attack or a criminal act.

An editor with the newspaper posted video on Twitter of officials searching for the suspect:

#Breaking: Searching apt buldings for perpetrator of #TelAviv shooting attack. pic.twitter.com/e26blwmsyE

— John-Michael Kibrick (@johnmkibrick) January 1, 2016