JERUSALEM ( CNN ) -- A car bomb killed one of Israel 's most prominent crime bosses in Tel Aviv Monday , Israeli police sources say . Police at the scene of the car bomb blast which killed crime boss Yaakov Alpheron . Police say Yaakov Alperon was killed instantly when an explosive device was apparently detonated by remote control on a busy street in Tel Aviv . The blast injured two other people , including a 13 year-old boy . Head of one of Israel 's most notorious crime families , Alperon is the most senior figure to be killed and the latest casualty of ongoing mob wars that have left scores of innocent people dead . In the past these mob-style hits have led to more revenge attacks .
A car bomb has killed one of Israel 's most prominent crime bosses , police say . Police sources say Yaakov Alperon was killed instantly . The blast occurred in the northern city of Rishon LeZion at around 1:30 a.m. local time.