TEL AVIV, March 3. /TASS/. An unidentified man armed with a knife, who attacked people at the central bus station in Haifa in northern Israel, has been eliminated, the Israeli police said.

"The attack at the bus station in Haifa was carried out using a knife. Police forces are on the scene, and the terrorist has been eliminated," the statement said. "The area has been cordoned off by law enforcement officers, who are currently investigating the incident."

According to the Ynet portal, four people were injured in the attack. The portal initially reported the attack as being carried out with firearms and stated that two attackers were neutralized.

According to the Kan State Television and Radio Company, five people were injured in the attack, and the assailant was shot by a bus station security guard.