Man critically wounded in Netanya car explosion

Background of explosion not yet clear to police; suspicions that 50-year-old man may have been attempting suicide.

burned out car370 (photo credit: Ronen Gurevich)
burned out car370
(photo credit: Ronen Gurevich)
A car exploded at the corner of Ehud Manor and Zalman Shazar streets in Netanya on Friday morning, leaving a man, 50, critically wounded.
The victim was taken to Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer with multiple injuries and burns to 100 percent of his body. He was unconscious and connected to a respirator when he was evacuated.
Police were investigating whether the explosion was the result of a suicide attempt or perhaps of a mechanical failure.