Three border policemen wounded in the southern Tel Aviv terror attack during the night are listed in serious/stable condition, Ichilov Hospital officials report at 9:45am. According to the chief of the trauma unit, Dr. Dror Sofer, the three were admitted with multisystem trauma. �They are all stable at present and I remain optimistic� he added. The three were struck by the terrorist as he rammed a stolen taxi into them.

One victim sustained multiple stab wounds involving major organs. The second was struck by the cab, leading to a fractured skull and fractured extremities. The third was also stabbed, apparently involving his femoral artery, leading to major blood loss.

A total of eight persons were injured as a lone Arab resident of Shechem tried to make his way to the nearby HaUma 17 nightclub, where about 1,000 youths were holding an end-of-summer event. The remaining five victims have been discharged. Among the visitors at Ichilov during the morning hours was Tel Aviv�s chief rabbi, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau Shlita.

�The actions of border police averted a major disaster� Police Chief Yochanan Danino told reporters, praising their response. He added that if the terrorist reached the nightclub chas v�sholom, the result would have been catastrophic.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)