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2 killed, 6 injured in shooting attack in Jerusalem | |
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At least two people have been killed and six injured in a drive-by shooting in Jerusalem, Israeli police said. The shooting is preliminarily being considered a terrorist attack, according to a police spokesman. | |
The incident took place near Israeli police’s National Headquarters located near the Ammunition Hill memorial site, according to Israeli police. A perpetrator was shooting from a car. | |
The attacker escaped and headed to the tomb of the Hebrew prophet Samuel, 1.3 kilometers north of Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood. | The attacker escaped and headed to the tomb of the Hebrew prophet Samuel, 1.3 kilometers north of Jerusalem’s Ramot neighborhood. |
Police officers were later able to “neutralize” the attacker, police said. | Police officers were later able to “neutralize” the attacker, police said. |
"When the terrorist spotted the police he fired at them, and they managed to shoot and kill him," a police spokeswoman said, as cited by Reuters. | "When the terrorist spotted the police he fired at them, and they managed to shoot and kill him," a police spokeswoman said, as cited by Reuters. |
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said that the attacker has been identified as a 39-year-old man from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. | |
Two victims, a 60-year-old woman and a 30-year-old police officer, died in hospital following the attack, Haaretz reported. | |
The injured victims were taken to Hadassah Hospital Mt. Scopus, the hospital said, as cited by the Times of Israel. |