Belthangady: A boy died as he was run over by a reversing car before his house at Mallige Majal in Kokkada on Tuesday.
The victim is identified as Nawaf Ismail (10), son of Abdul Hameed, a resident of Mallige Majal. He was studying in 4th standard at a nearby school.
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The incident happened when the car parked in the courtyard was being taken out. Unseen by the driver, the boy had come behind the car and was accidentally run over. He was immediately rushed to a private hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
Dharmasthala police have visited the spot and a case has been registered in this regard.
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Moving away briefly from the Iranian missile attacks on Israel, in a separate incident, there has been a mass shooting in Tel Aviv, a BBC report stated.
Gunmen opened fire at people on a city street this evening, according to police, with Israeli media reporting that at least six people were killed.
At least seven others were reported to have been injured, and several are in a critical condition.
Images posted on social media showed the gunman shooting at bystanders and injured people lying on the ground at a railway station in the Jaffa area.
Police say two attackers were "neutralised" and describe the motive as "terror".