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| Deadly Jerusalem bulldozer attack | Deadly Jerusalem bulldozer attack |
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| A Palestinian man has driven a bulldozer into a bus and several cars in Jerusalem, killing three people, before being shot dead. | A Palestinian man 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 rampage 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. |
| A police officer shot the driver of the bulldozer 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. |
| Police said the attacker, aged 30, was from east Jerusalem, with no known affiliations to militant groups. | |
| See detailed map of the area | See detailed map of the area |
| They named him as Hussam Dwayat, and said officers had been gathering evidence at his address in the Sur Baher neighbourhood. | |
| Police said Hussam Dwayat had no known ties to militant groups | |
| The BBC's Tim Franks, who witnessed the attack, said that within a few minutes a stretch of Jerusalem's city centre had been turned into a blood-soaked mess. | |
| From his office window, our correspondent says he saw the bulldozer ram a bus again and again until it flipped onto its side. | From his office window, our correspondent says he saw the bulldozer ram a bus again and again until it flipped onto its side. |
| He says he ran out into the street where the bulldozer had left in its wake cars and taxis skewed across the road, some crushed, their occupants still inside. | He says he ran out into the street where the bulldozer had left in its wake cars and taxis skewed across the road, some crushed, their occupants still inside. |
| Israeli police say the attacker was working for a construction firm laying the foundations for a new railway system. | Israeli police say the attacker was working for a construction firm laying the foundations for a new railway system. |
| 'Natural' response | 'Natural' response |
| Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told the BBC that an initial inquiry indicated the attacker had been acting alone. | Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told the BBC that an initial inquiry indicated the attacker had been acting alone. |
| Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the incident a terrorist attack, and condemned it as "an act of senseless murderous violence". | Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the incident a terrorist attack, and condemned it as "an act of senseless murderous violence". |
| Eyewitness: The BBC's Tim Franks href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7486595.stm">BBC witnesses bloodshed class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7485230.stm">In pictures: Bulldozer attack | |
| An aide to the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, said the attack was an attempt to wreck peace negotiations, and urged a restrained response from Israel. | An aide to the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, said the attack was an attempt to wreck peace negotiations, and urged a restrained response from Israel. |
| The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which controls Gaza and is maintaining a fragile truce with Israel, denied responsibility. | The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which controls Gaza and is maintaining a fragile truce with Israel, denied responsibility. |
| But Hamas added that it was a "natural" response to "a continued aggression against our people in the West Bank and Jerusalem". | But Hamas added that it was a "natural" response to "a continued aggression against our people in the West Bank and Jerusalem". |
| Cabin struggle | Cabin struggle |
| The bulldozer, which was heading towards the city's largest open-air market, upended a bus and ran over several cars. | The bulldozer, which was heading towards the city's largest open-air market, upended a bus and ran over several cars. |
| 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 Associated Press 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 Associated Press news agency: "I saw the bulldozer smash [a] car with its shovel. He smashed the guy sitting in the driver's seat." |
| 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 people | 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 people |
| A security guard from a nearby bank told our correspondent that he had shot the driver, bringing the bulldozer to a halt. | A security guard from a nearby bank told our correspondent that he had shot the driver, bringing the bulldozer to a halt. |
| But then the vehicle 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. |
| One of the men, a police officer who arrived on the scene by motorbike, described how he dealt with the attacker. | One of the men, a police officer who arrived on the scene by motorbike, described how he dealt with the attacker. |
| "As he was driving I climbed the tractor stairs... I also shot him with two bullets, and made sure he was neutralised - and that was the end of the incident," Eli Mizrahi told AP. | "As he was driving I climbed the tractor stairs... I also shot him with two bullets, and made sure he was neutralised - and that was the end of the incident," Eli Mizrahi told AP. |
| Attacks by Palestinian militants in Jerusalem have been a rare occurrence in recent years, with none of their trademark suicide bombings since September 2004. | 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. |
| 1. Palestinian man driving a bulldozer begins his rampage down Jaffa Road in West Jerusalem, hitting several vehicles. 2. Travelling towards the Mahane Yehuda market, he rams a passenger bus several times before it overturns. 3. The bulldozer is eventually brought to a halt after the driver is shot following a struggle in the cab. At least three people are killed and dozens injured, some of them seriously. | 1. Palestinian man driving a bulldozer begins his rampage down Jaffa Road in West Jerusalem, hitting several vehicles. 2. Travelling towards the Mahane Yehuda market, he rams a passenger bus several times before it overturns. 3. The bulldozer is eventually brought to a halt after the driver is shot following a struggle in the cab. At least three people are killed and dozens injured, some of them seriously. |
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