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Reputed crime family head Itzik Abergil. (Moti Kimche) Last update - 09:31 31/07/2008 Cop wounded while arresting reputed mobsters near Ashkelon By Amir Zohar, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Mafia, Itzik Abergil  A police detective was wounded Tuesday while trying to arrest a group of suspects reportedly affiliated with the Abergil crime syndicate, which police suspect ordered the failed assassination attempt at the Bat Yam promenade this week that left an innocent bystander dead. The detective, Oded Shafir of the Lachish district police, pursued a group of reputed criminals from Ashdod who police believed were planning on carrying out a shooting at the Kanot junction next to the southern town of Gadera. Shafir took off after the suspects who fled on an all-terrain vehicle into the fields of a nearby moshav and was lightly injured when he jumped onto a vehicle of the same type that the suspects were driving. Advertisement An Ashkelon judge has extended the remands of the suspects, who were reportedly carrying handguns during the chase near Ashkelon. Related articles: Innocent bystander killed in drive-by shooting in Bat Yam Three people killed, one person hurt in Ramle shooting spree Police investigate drive-by shooting death of man in Taibeh Bookmark to del.icio.us   Calling it quits Beleaguered prime minister announces he will not run in Kadima party primaries. Obama's hunch Report: Obama 'gets the feeling' Israel to strike Iran if sanctions fail.   1.   This Babbon belongs behind bars 09:38  |  SJ 31/07/08   2.   Don`t tell me that these guys do not buy policemen 11:07  |  Ulf 31/07/08

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