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| At Least 4 Dead and 15 Injured in Jerusalem Truck Attack | At Least 4 Dead and 15 Injured in Jerusalem Truck Attack |
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| JERUSALEM — A truck plowed into a group of people as they were getting off a bus in Jerusalem on Sunday afternoon, killing at least four people and injuring about 15 others, the police said. | JERUSALEM — A truck plowed into a group of people as they were getting off a bus in Jerusalem on Sunday afternoon, killing at least four people and injuring about 15 others, the police said. |
| The police called the episode an act of terrorism. Micky Rosenfeld, a police spokesman, said the attacker had been shot, and the police released images showing the truck’s windshield, riddled with bullet holes. | |
| The dead included three women and one man, and although there was no immediate confirmation from the military, witnesses said that some of the people who were run over were soldiers. Several people were hospitalized, some with critical injuries. | |
| The attack occurred on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade, which is between east and west Jerusalem and offers sweeping views of the Old City. | The attack occurred on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade, which is between east and west Jerusalem and offers sweeping views of the Old City. |
| The violence ended several months of relative calm in the city, following a period of frequent stabbings, shootings and car attacks. | |
| Maan, an independent Palestinian news agency, identified the driver of the truck as Fadi Ahmad Al-Qanbar, 28, a resident of the nearby Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in East Jerusalem. | |
| Haim Neuman, a tour guide who was accompanying the group of soldiers at the scene, told Israel Radio, “The soldiers got off the bus, and we were getting organized when suddenly the truck came with great speed and rammed into the group. Civilians and soldiers began shooting and this prevented a worse tragedy,” he added. “He rammed them a number of times, going into reverse and forward in order to hurt more people.” | Haim Neuman, a tour guide who was accompanying the group of soldiers at the scene, told Israel Radio, “The soldiers got off the bus, and we were getting organized when suddenly the truck came with great speed and rammed into the group. Civilians and soldiers began shooting and this prevented a worse tragedy,” he added. “He rammed them a number of times, going into reverse and forward in order to hurt more people.” |
| “When we arrived there was chaos on the scene,” said Chen Lendi Sharon, a paramedic from the Magen David Adom ambulance service. “I saw a truck that rammed youngsters getting off the bus next to the Armon Hanatziv observation point.” | “When we arrived there was chaos on the scene,” said Chen Lendi Sharon, a paramedic from the Magen David Adom ambulance service. “I saw a truck that rammed youngsters getting off the bus next to the Armon Hanatziv observation point.” |
| Ms. Lendi Sharon said at least 10 people were trapped under the bus or were lying on the grass by the road. | Ms. Lendi Sharon said at least 10 people were trapped under the bus or were lying on the grass by the road. |