J'lem: Counter-terror officer killed in South laid to rest
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Published: AUGUST 19, 2011 13:52
Hundreds of people gathered at Mount Herzl Cemetery for the funeral of 49-year-old Paskal Avrahami, a member of the YAMAM Counter-terrorism Unit who was killed Thursday evening during a firefight with terrorists north of Eilat on the border with Egypt. He was married and had three children.Police Insp.-Gen. Yochanan Danino, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch were some of the public officials who attended the funeral.
