Firefighters in Jaffa find man believed to have been murdered
Police suspect the victim, a homeless man, was murdered after breaking into the apartment, which was then set ablaze.
By Haaretz ServiceFirefighters called to extinguish an apartment fire in Jaffa on Saturday discovered the body of a man police believe to have been murdered.
Fire crews arrived at the apartment on Michaelangelo street Saturday to extinguish a fire that broke out in the apartment and found the man's body with signs that he had been stabbed.
Police suspect that the victim, whom they believe was homeless, broke into the apartment and was stabbed to death. The apartment was then set aflame.
Police have no motive for the crime.
Five suspects have been arrested in the murder, including a 19-year-old resident of the area.
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