Police launches manhunt after man suspected of attacking 18-year-old teens in central Tel Aviv parking lot. According to suspicion, suspect forced the two to have sexual intercourse, then raped the girl.

Police fear TA rapist fled to West Bank-


As evidence points at rapist being Arab, police voice concerns that he may flee to W. Bank. If he does make it there – it will become more difficult to locate him.


The attacker was recorded by security cameras and the Authorities still hoping DNA, footage will help manhunt



Violence wave continues – An unknown assailant attacked a man and woman in their late teens in the center of Tel Aviv overnight Saturday. According to suspicion, the attacker threatened the two with a blunt object, assaulted the man, and demanded that they have sexual intercourse. Afterwards, he raped the woman himself and fled the scene.



Large police forces were called to the scene and launched a manhunt after the suspect. A special task force set up by Yarkon Subdistrict Police Commander Yoram Ohayon collected forensic evidence from the restrooms where the assault took place, and reviewed tapes recorded by security cameras in an effort to identify the suspect.



Meanwhile, the teens were transferred to Wolfson Medical Center where they received medical treatment. The two were released home later on Saturday.



According to initial investigation, the teens arrived at 3:30 am to a parking lot adjacent to the Tel Aviv municipality building, where their car was parked. The suspect ambushed the two and threatened them with a blunt object, forcing them into a nearby public bathroom, where he allegedly forced them to have sex, and then raped the woman himself.





Police expressed fears on Sunday that the man who brutally raped a young woman in a Tel Aviv parking lot on Friday night, after forcing her and her partner to have sex in front of him, will flee to the West Bank – if he has not already done so.


Police also said it is becoming more certain that the rapist was an Arab, as the victims claimed his accent was that of an Arab man.


Police have collected DNA samples and finger prints from the scene and are now trying to identify the perpetrator through existing files. The test results will only be available in a few days.



Meanwhile, the fact that no one has been arrested over 24 hours after the crime increases concerns among investigators that the man behind the rape is a Palestinian who may try to flee to the West Bank. If he does make it there – it will become more difficult to locate him.


These fears have led police to send updates to the relevant security mechanisms. They are trying to find any information regarding the rape and the rapist. In addition the police are continuing to use technological means in their attempts to locate anyone in the area at the time of the rape.



On Saturday police took statements from the two victims who noted: "He surprised us and then attacked." The young woman's mother told Channel 10 news: "My life is ruined, not just my daughter's, mine, my husbands', I expect the police to handle this and find him."





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Photos shows the parking lot and the public bathroom (toilet), where the attack and rape took place-