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Bulldozer rampage hits Jerusalem | Bulldozer rampage hits Jerusalem |
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A Palestinian has driven a bulldozer into a bus and several cars in Jerusalem, killing two people before being shot dead, Israeli police say. | |
Dozens of people were hurt, at least seven critically, in the incident 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. | 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. |
There was panic in the streets with hundreds running to flee the scene. | There was panic in the streets with hundreds running to flee the scene. |
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the driver was a terrorist, adding: "We can clearly say this is a terrorist incident." | |
class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/7485230.stm">In pictures: Bulldozer attack | |
"Our police special patrol units arrived at the scene. One of our motorbikes came in close contact with the terrorist, shot and killed him," he told reporters. | |
A spokesman for the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas told the AFP news agency that it was not behind the incident. | |
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. | |
A security guard from a nearby bank told our correspondent that he had shot the driver, after which the bulldozer came to a stop. | |
However, the bulldozer 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 black, 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 black, then climbed onto the bulldozer and shot the driver in the head. The driver's body was then slung onto the road. |
Are you in Jerusalem? Did you witness this incident? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC you can do so using the form below: | Are you in Jerusalem? Did you witness this incident? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC you can do so using the form below: |