Israeli leader condemns mob attack on migrant

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has condemned the beating by an angry mob of a wounded Eritrean migrant who was mistakenly believed to be involved in a bus station shooting. The Eritrean man later died.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told members of his Likud Party on Monday that Israel is a “law abiding” country, saying “No one should take the law into their own hands.”

Police say that during Sunday night’s attack, carried out by an Arab citizen of Israel, a security guard mistakenly identified the Eritrean man as a second attacker. He shot the migrant, and as he lay on the ground a mob of people cursed him, kicked him and hit him with objects.

Netanyahu offered condolences to the man’s family, and police say they are reviewing security camera footage to identify and catch the people who beat the man.