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Bulldozer rampage hits Jerusalem Deadly Jerusalem bulldozer attack
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A Palestinian has driven a bulldozer into a bus and several cars in Jerusalem, killing four people before being shot dead, Israeli police say. A Palestinian has driven a bulldozer into a bus and several cars in Jerusalem, killing three people, before being shot dead.
Dozens of people were hurt, at least seven critically, in the incident on Jaffa Road, in the city centre. Dozens of people were hurt, at least seven critically, in the rampage on Jaffa Road, in the city centre.
The BBC's Tim Franks, who witnessed the incident, said a police officer shot the driver dead after a struggle in the vehicle's cab. A police officer shot the driver of the bulldozer dead after a struggle in the vehicle's cab.
"We can clearly say this is a terrorist incident," a police spokesman said. Police said he was a 30-year-old from east Jerusalem who had no known affiliations to militant groups.
They said the man had been involved in roadworks along Jaffa Street, laying the foundations for a light railway.
Eyewitness: The BBC's Tim FranksIn pictures: Bulldozer attackSee big map of the areaEyewitness: The BBC's Tim FranksIn pictures: Bulldozer attackSee big map of the area
"Our police special patrol units arrived at the scene. One of our motorbikes came in close contact with the terrorist, shot and killed him," Micky Rosenfeld told reporters. They added that he began his attack from the Caesar hotel, next to the BBC's bureau in the city.
A spokesman for the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas told the AFP news agency that it was not behind the incident. The office of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert described the incident as a terrorist attack and condemned it as "an act of senseless murderous violence".
Attacks by Palestinian militants in Jerusalem have been a rare occurrence, with none of their trademark suicide bombings since September 2004. A spokesman for the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas told the AFP news agency it was not behind the incident.
Attacks by Palestinian militants in Jerusalem have been a rare occurrence in recent years, with none of their trademark suicide bombings since September 2004.
The last deadly attack was in March this year when a gunman killed eight students in a seminary before he was shot dead.The last deadly attack was in March this year when a gunman killed eight students in a seminary before he was shot dead.
Cabin struggleCabin struggle
The bulldozer, which was heading towards a busy market, upended a bus and ran over several cars near the BBC's bureau in the city. The bulldozer, which was heading towards a busy market, upended a bus and ran over several cars.
MAJOR JERUSALEM ATTACKS March 2008Gunman kills eight at west Jerusalem religious college2004Three suicide attacks, one on a bus, kill a total of 20 people2003Four suicide bombings in buses and markets kill a total of 55 peopleMAJOR JERUSALEM ATTACKS March 2008Gunman kills eight at west Jerusalem religious college2004Three suicide attacks, one on a bus, kill a total of 20 people2003Four suicide bombings in buses and markets kill a total of 55 people
One eyewitness told the BBC: "I saw [the bulldozer driver] crashing cars and going into the bus... He wanted to kill as many as he could."One eyewitness told the BBC: "I saw [the bulldozer driver] crashing cars and going into the bus... He wanted to kill as many as he could."
Another eyewitness, Yaakov Ashkenazi, an 18-year-old seminary student, told the AP news agency: "I saw the bulldozer smash [a] car with its shovel. He smashed the guy sitting in the driver's seat."Another eyewitness, Yaakov Ashkenazi, an 18-year-old seminary student, told the AP news agency: "I saw the bulldozer smash [a] car with its shovel. He smashed the guy sitting in the driver's seat."
A security guard from a nearby bank told our correspondent that he had shot the driver, after which the bulldozer came to a stop. A security guard from a nearby bank told our correspondent that he had shot the driver, bringing the bulldozer to a halt.
However, the bulldozer suddenly started down the road again. But then the vehicle suddenly started down the road again.
At one point, our correspondent saw two or three men inside the vehicle's cabin, struggling with the driver and causing the cabin to shake violently.At one point, our correspondent saw two or three men inside the vehicle's cabin, struggling with the driver and causing the cabin to shake violently.
An Israeli policeman, dressed in a blue t-shirt, then climbed onto the bulldozer and shot the driver in the head. The driver's body was then slung onto the road. An Israeli policeman, dressed in a blue T-shirt, then climbed onto the bulldozer and shot the driver in the head.
Eyewitness Moshe Oren told the Reuters news agency: "The only way to stop him was with a bullet to the head. We saw a civilian climb onto the bulldozer and shoot the man. We were relieved."
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the driver held an Israeli identification card and had a criminal record.The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the driver held an Israeli identification card and had a criminal record.
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