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Police arrest 2 in connection with body found in Kiryat Shmona
By Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
The police arrested on Sunday two men suspected to have been invovled in the murder of a man whose body was found in Kiryat Shmona on Saturday.
Ziskin's murder was the first of two such incidents that took place in the city within 24 hours.
A young boy walking near the stadium discovered Ziskin's body on Saturday at the bottom of a dry river-bed. He reported the discovery to his parents, who in turn notified the Kiryat Shmona police.
The officers who arrived at the scene called in forensics experts who found evidence of violence on Ziskin's body.
Ziskin, 24, was married and had a 4-year-old daughter. A relative told the police that he was in the habit of spending time with his friends on weekends, and therefore the search after him only began on Saturday morning. She added that he did not have any known enemies and worked at temporary jobs.
On Sunday morning, the body of a man was discovered at a local mikveh (Jewish ritual bath), about 200 meters from the spot where Ziskin was discovered less than 24 hours earlier. There were signs of violence on this man's body as well. A gag order has been issued on the details of the police investigation.