A man was found dead early Tuesday morning next to a burnt-out car in an underground parking lot in the southern city of Beersheba.

Police sappers determined the car was destroyed in a blast, likely as the result of explosives, according to Ynet.

The news site reported that police suspect the man was killed while working with or transporting explosive material.

Police opened an investigation into the incident upon arriving at the parking structure, after receiving a report of a car on fire. Officers came to the scene alongside firefighters and forensics specialists, said a........

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