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6 injured, one critically, in shooting attack in Jerusalem – reports | |
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At least six people have been injured, one critically and one seriously, in a drive-by shooting incident in Jerusalem, Israeli media report. According to a police spokesman, the shooting is preliminarily being considered a terrorist attack. | |
The incident took place near Israeli police’s National Headquarters located near the Ammunition Hill memorial site, according to Israeli police on Twitter. A perpetrator was allegedly shooting from a car. | |
Six people were injured in the attack, according to Haaretz. The paper cited Magen David Adom emergency responders, who said that a 60-year-old woman was in critical condition after suffering gunshot wounds. | |
Two critically wounded victims, including the elderly woman, were taken to Hadassah Hospital Mt. Scopus, the hospital said, as cited by the Times of Israel. | |
The attacker, who was in a car, escaped and headed to the tomb of the Hebrew prophet Samuel, 1.3 kilometers north of Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood. | The attacker, who was in a car, escaped and headed to the tomb of the Hebrew prophet Samuel, 1.3 kilometers north of Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood. |
The attacker’s car was followed by riot police. When the perpetrator saw them, he opened fire, but the officers were able to “neutralize” him, police said on Twitter. |