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Shlomo Miller |
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 | Friday, 13/8/04- Shlomo Miller, the security officer of the Shomron community of Itamar was murdered Erev Shabbatwhile defending the community from an arab terrorist attack. |
| The attack began on Friday morning around 11:00 when a terrorist ( PA para-military police officer )approached the back gate of Itamar and opened fire at two Jewish civilians standing nearby. Unhurt, they immediately alarmed Itamar's emergency task force. The first to arrive were Shlomo Miller and another man; the terrorist saw them first, and shot several bullets into Miller. The terrorist managed to grab Miller's M-16 rifle. In the meantime, other emergency team members had arrived, and kilt the terrorist in a battle. Though the murderer shot at them with Miller's M-16, he was soon dead. On his corpse was found a Kalachnikov rifle, cartridges and a knife. Miller, who was rushed by helicopter to Beilinson Hospital in Petack Tikvah, died there of his wounds. The Commander of the Shomron Brigade, Col. Har'el Knafu, eulogized him, saying that he had addressed hundreds of security personnel at a special ceremony and mentioned Shlomo by name, citing his exemplary work in ensuring the safety of the Jews living in the area. He also noted that he was not surprised that it was Shlomo who was hit by the terrorist's gunfire, "as Shlomo was always the first one at the scene... I promise you, Shlomo, that we will purse those who sent the terrorist until we completely avenge your blood." Shlomo Miller became Itamar's security officer two years ago, succeeding Yosef Tuito, who was murdered when responding to the terror attack in which Rachel Shabo and three of her children were murdered in their home. Friday's attack was at least the 6th fatal attack in and around Itamar since the onset of the current warfare. |
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