TheAguda building inTel Aviv, 18 days before the attack took place.
TheTel Aviv gay centre shooting resulted in the deaths of two people and injuries to at least fifteen others at theTel Aviv branch of theIsraeli LGBT Association, at the "Bar-Noar" (Hebrew:בר נוער, "Youth Bar"), on Nahmani Street, on August 1, 2009. A 26-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were killed. Three deaths were mentioned in earlier reports of the incident but one has since been discounted; in 2020, shooting survivor Chen Langer died by suicide after following a long battle withPTSD resulting from the attack, becoming the third deadly casualty.
Most of the injured were minors; six were in serious condition. The city was subject to a "clampdown" after the attack, and several hundredpolice launched a manhunt to locate the killer(s). In June 2013, Hagai Felician was charged over themurder, but the police retracted its allegations in March 2014, after revealing its key witness fabricated evidence. (Full article...)
Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician and actor. He is best known for being the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock bandGreen Day, which he co-founded withMike Dirnt in 1987. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for thepunk rock bandPinhead Gunpowder, and provides lead vocals for Green Day's side projectsFoxboro Hot Tubs,the Network,the Longshot andthe Coverups. Armstrong has been considered by critics as one of the greatest punk rock guitarists of all time.
Armstrong developed an interest in music at a young age, and recorded his first song at the age of five. He met Dirnt while attending elementary school, and the two instantly bonded over their interest in music, forming the band Sweet Children when the two were 14 years old. The band later changed its name to Green Day. Armstrong has also pursued musical projects including numerous collaborations with other musicians. (Full article...)
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