Three Israelis shot in an attack in occupied West Bank on Sunday: Police

Three Israelis were shot, two of whom were critically wounded, in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, police said.

Israeli police and soldiers were searching for the attacker, who opened fire in the industrial area of the Jewish settlement Barkan, a police spokesman said.

A Reuters witness said Israeli security forces had closed off the area.

The background of the shooting was not immediately clear. 

(With inputs from agencies.)