One dead and more than a dozen injured in new vehicle attack in Jerusalem
- 10 years ago
Security cameras have captured the moment a Palestinian man rammed a vehicle into pedestrians in Jerusalem, killing one of them and injuring more than a dozen.
The driver was shot dead by police.
The pedestrian who died was reported to be a paramilitary border police inspector.
The Hamas group in Gaza has praised the attack.
Spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said:
“Hamas blesses the courageous operation in Jerusalem and considers it as a normal reaction to the Israeli crimes in Jerusalem and in al-Aqsa. Hamas calls on all of our people to use all means to stop these crimes.”
The Israeli Prime Minister condemned the attack while attending a ceremony for the slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
“The ramming attack in Jerusalem is a direct result of the Palestinian President’s incitement and of his Hamas partners,” he said. “We are in a continuous battle over Jerusalem, which I have no doubt we will win.”
Two weeks ago a similar vehicle attack in the same area left a woman and a baby dead.
Anger over the incidents is expected to add to the rising tension in Jerusalem.
The driver was shot dead by police.
The pedestrian who died was reported to be a paramilitary border police inspector.
The Hamas group in Gaza has praised the attack.
Spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said:
“Hamas blesses the courageous operation in Jerusalem and considers it as a normal reaction to the Israeli crimes in Jerusalem and in al-Aqsa. Hamas calls on all of our people to use all means to stop these crimes.”
The Israeli Prime Minister condemned the attack while attending a ceremony for the slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
“The ramming attack in Jerusalem is a direct result of the Palestinian President’s incitement and of his Hamas partners,” he said. “We are in a continuous battle over Jerusalem, which I have no doubt we will win.”
Two weeks ago a similar vehicle attack in the same area left a woman and a baby dead.
Anger over the incidents is expected to add to the rising tension in Jerusalem.