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SAHAR BEN-SELA IS SHOWN HERE DANCING WITH FRIENDS, JUST HOURS BEFORE THE MASSACRE.

AND I SPOKE TO HIM FROM HOSPITAL IN TEL AVIV, HIS STORY IS DISTURBING TO HEAR.

>> I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR FIRST, IT WAS A PEACE FESTIVAL, AND WE DID NOTHING TO PROVOKE THEM.

WE JUST WAS DANCING AND HAVING FUN.

I CAN'T FORGET THE MOMENT THAT WHEN I GOT IN THE FESTIVAL AND I DON'T KNOW ANYONE THERE, IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE 30,000 PEOPLE, AND JUST GOT INTO THE ENTRANCE AND A GUY THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW CAME TO ME AND START TO HUG ME AND BLESS ME FOR COMING TO THE FESTIVAL.

WE HAD A SMALL CAMP NEXT TO US OF A GERMAN PEOPLE, JUST TOURISTS WHO CAME ALL THE WAY FROM BERLIN OR WHEREVER THEY CAME, AND WE MADE DRINKS TOGETHER, WE HAD LAUGH, JUST SO MUCH HAPPINESS.

>> WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

TELL ME HOW YOU GOT WOUNDED.

>> IT'S A BIG STORY.

THE FIRST MOMENT THAT WE REALIZED THAT THERE IS MISSILES, I WAS REALLY CALM AT FIRST.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN MISSILES.

I WAS FIGHTING AT THE TIME AND I WAS DOING -- I'VE BEEN SERVING THE ARMY, AND THEN I STARTED TO WATCH THE MISSILES, AND ONE OF THE PRODUCERS OF THE FESTIVAL JUST JUMP ON THE FENCE AND SCREAMED THAT THE TERRORISTS ARE COMING ON LAND, NOT JUST FROM MISSILE.

AND THEN THE PANIC BEGIN.

IT WAS A BIG PANIC.

EVERYBODY WAS JUMPING ON THE FENCE.

EVERYBODY RUN TO THEIR CARS AND IT WAS A LOT OF FIRE OUT THERE, JUST -- EVEN IN THE BIGGEST, WORST THING THAT WE'VE SEEN IN MOVIES, I CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW MANY BULLETS AND MISSILES WERE FLYING AROUND US.

NOT THE BIG MISSILE LIKE RPG AND EVERYTHING, IT WAS RPG ALL OVER.

I WAS FIGHTING IN A WAR, NEVER SEEN SO MANY RPGs, SERIOUSLY.

>> AND HOW DID YOU GET SHOT?

HOW DID YOU GET SHOT?

>> THAT'S PART OF THE STORY.

WE TRIED TO GO TO ANOTHER PLACE AND THEY TURN US AROUND AGAIN.

AND WE SAW A POLICEMAN STANDING NEXT TO A SHELTER AND A LOT OF CARS, AND THE POLICEMAN LOOK AT US, SAY, THERE IS NOWHERE TO RUN, THEY ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE, GET INSIDE THE SHELTER, IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

WE GOT INSIDE THE SHELTER.

I REMEMBER 30 OR 40 PEOPLE, BUT MY FRIEND SAYS IT WAS 60 OR MAYBE EVEN 50 OR 60 PEOPLES.

WE GOT INSIDE THE SHELTER, IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE TWO METERS TALL, LIKE, JUST TWO METERS SQUARE.

AND WE GOT INSIDE AND THEN THE SHOOTING STARTED AND THE POLICEMAN TRIED TO CALM US DOWN.

IT'S NOT THE -- THE TERRORISTS, AND THE SHOOTING WAS COMING ON US.

I COULD FEEL ON THE STANCE OF THE SHELTER, I COULD FEEL THE BULLETS.

IT'S NOT IDF, IT'S NOT IDF.

HE JUST LOOK AT US, SAID, STAY INSIDE.

PULL OUT THE GUN, AND THEN IT WAS MASSIVE SHOTS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WE COULD SEE THE ENTRANCE OF THE SHELTER A LOT OF BULLETS FLYING INSIDE, BUT THEY COULDN'T GET US, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T TURN LEFT, BECAUSE IT WAS AN ENTRANCE AND THEN LEFT TO THE SHELTER.

>> SO -- IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU WERE DIRECTED TO TAKE SHELTER, BUT YOU WERE LIKE A CORNERED ANIMAL IN THIS SHELTER, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE -- >> IT WASN'T THE SHELTER.

IT WAS ANIMAL SLAUGHTER.

THE POLICE MAN KILLED ONE OF THE TERRORISTS, BUT GOT SHOT AND RUN AWAY.

ONE SECOND.

SORRY.

THEN THEY DROPPED THE FIRST GRENADE, DROP INSIDE, IT WAS EXPLODING AT THE ENTRANCE.

>> I'M SORRY.

IF OUT'S TOO MUCH, DON'T TALK.

>> IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

JUST A SECOND, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

AFTER THE FIRST GRENADE, AFTER SOMETHING LIKE 45 SECONDS, THEY DROPPED THE SECOND GRENADE AND THE WALL HIT MY HEAD AND WENT TO THE BACK OF PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK ROW, AND EXPLODE ON THEM AND THEN IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE A LOT OF SMOKE INSIDE AND MY FRIEND, GIRLFRIEND STARTED TO CHOKE AND SHE WANTED TO GO OUT, AND SHE START TO RUN AWAY FROM THE SHELTER, WE TRIED TO CATCH HER, I REMEMBER, I WAS IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE PEOPLE.

I TRIED TO CATCH HER WITH MY HAND AND IT WAS SLIPPING, AND SHE TACKLE, I THINK SHE TACKLE THE TERRORIST AND HE SHOT HER DEAD FROM ZERO -- FROM -- >> POINT BLANK.

POINT BLANK.

>> POINT BLANK, YES.

YES.

FROM POINT BLANK.

AND AFTER HE SHOT HER DEAD, IT JUST GOT INSIDE.

I COULD NEVER FORGET THE FACE OF IT, HE WAS SMILING AT US.

LOOKS LIKE THE DEVIL.

JUST LOOKED AT US, POINT THE GUN, THE MACHINE GUN AND IN FRONT OF A GIRL'S FACE, AND JUST START TO SPREAD EVERYTHING AROUND.

ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE FIRST ROW, IN THE SECOND ROW, SHOT DEAD.

I JUST OPENED MY EYES AND OPENED MY MOUTH AND START TO GO DOWN THE WALL, BECAUSE I GOT HIT.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHERE YET, BECAUSE IT WAS BLOOD ALL OVER AND SCREAMING.

I COULDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED.

AND I THINK HIS GUN WAS BROKEN, THAT'S WHY HE STOPPED THE SHOT.

AND THERE WAS A THIRD GRENADE INSIDE THE BUILDING, BUT IT DIDN'T EXPLODE.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH IT, SO IT WOULDN'T EXPLODE.

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