four dead as loorry rans into soldiers in Jerusalem
Four dead as lorry rams into soldiers in Jerusalem
12:31, UK, Sunday 08 January 2017
A lorry has rammed into pedestrians in Jerusalem, killing at least four people and injuring many more.
The driver is understood to have been shot.
Police say the vehicle hit soldiers and have described it as a "possible terrorist attack".
A police spokeswoman said the truck veered off course and struck a group of soldiers who had just disembarked from a bus. She said the attacker has been neutralised.
An Israeli bus driver who witnessed the incident said on the truck ploughed into a group of soldiers and they fired on the driver who reversed direction and ran over them again.
He said: "They shot him, until they neutralised him."
He said the driver was killed, and footage showed bullet holes in the truck's windscreen.
Israeli television stations said at least four people were killed and that some 15 wounded were strewn on the street at the Armon Hanatziv promenade overlooking the walled Old City of Jerusalem.
Since last year, Palestinian attackers have killed 36 Israelis and two visiting Americans in a series of mostly stabbing attacks.
During that time, 229 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire. Israel says most of the Palestinians killed were attackers while the rest died in clashes.
Israel says the violence is driven by Palestinian incitement. Palestinians say it's the result of nearly 50 years of Israeli occupation.
12:31, UK, Sunday 08 January 2017
A lorry has rammed into pedestrians in Jerusalem, killing at least four people and injuring many more.
The driver is understood to have been shot.
Police say the vehicle hit soldiers and have described it as a "possible terrorist attack".
A police spokeswoman said the truck veered off course and struck a group of soldiers who had just disembarked from a bus. She said the attacker has been neutralised.
An Israeli bus driver who witnessed the incident said on the truck ploughed into a group of soldiers and they fired on the driver who reversed direction and ran over them again.
He said: "They shot him, until they neutralised him."
He said the driver was killed, and footage showed bullet holes in the truck's windscreen.
Israeli television stations said at least four people were killed and that some 15 wounded were strewn on the street at the Armon Hanatziv promenade overlooking the walled Old City of Jerusalem.
Since last year, Palestinian attackers have killed 36 Israelis and two visiting Americans in a series of mostly stabbing attacks.
During that time, 229 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire. Israel says most of the Palestinians killed were attackers while the rest died in clashes.
Israel says the violence is driven by Palestinian incitement. Palestinians say it's the result of nearly 50 years of Israeli occupation.
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