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| A Palestinian who went on a bulldozing rampage in west Jerusalem on Wednesday apparently acted alone, Israeli police say, despite claims by militant groups. | A Palestinian who went on a bulldozing rampage in west Jerusalem on Wednesday apparently acted alone, Israeli police say, despite claims by militant groups. |
| Hussam Dwayat was at work on a building site when he drove his front-loader vehicle into the street and started mowing down cars and ramming buses. | Hussam Dwayat was at work on a building site when he drove his front-loader vehicle into the street and started mowing down cars and ramming buses. |
| He killed three people and wounded dozens more before security personnel climbed on the vehicle and killed him. | He killed three people and wounded dozens more before security personnel climbed on the vehicle and killed him. |
| The shooting was filmed by BBC staff whose office overlooked the scene. | The shooting was filmed by BBC staff whose office overlooked the scene. |
| Those who refuse to condemn this act of terror are exposing themselves for what they really are Israeli spokesman Mark Regev class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/7485235.stm">Eyewitness: Jerusalem rampage Three Palestinian militant groups claimed responsibility for the attack - which would be the first by their supporters in Jerusalem since a shooting in March at a religious school. | |
| However, correspondents said Dwayat's home in east Jerusalem showed no sign of the crowds and banners that normally accompany the funerals of Palestinian militants. | |
| Police said he had a criminal background and had no known ties to militant groups but officers were still checking whether he had "received instructions" from others. | Police said he had a criminal background and had no known ties to militant groups but officers were still checking whether he had "received instructions" from others. |
| Israeli military vehicles went to the house in Sur Bahir on Wednesday and investigators interviewed relatives, taking pictures and gathering evidence. | Israeli military vehicles went to the house in Sur Bahir on Wednesday and investigators interviewed relatives, taking pictures and gathering evidence. |
| Baby thrown clear | Baby thrown clear |
| Palestinian civil rights activist Hassib Nashashibi said Dwayat had received a heavy fine and demolition order from the Israeli authorities for carrying out illegal building work, which may have provided a motivation. | Palestinian civil rights activist Hassib Nashashibi said Dwayat had received a heavy fine and demolition order from the Israeli authorities for carrying out illegal building work, which may have provided a motivation. |
| Other reports say the the father-of-two - a devout Muslim married to a Palestinian woman - may have been seeking revenge for experiences in the past including a failed love affair with an Jewish Israeli woman and a spell in prison. | Other reports say the the father-of-two - a devout Muslim married to a Palestinian woman - may have been seeking revenge for experiences in the past including a failed love affair with an Jewish Israeli woman and a spell in prison. |
| "Everyone is in shock," said a family friend. | "Everyone is in shock," said a family friend. |
| Medics said he killed two women and a man and injured more than 45 people as he drove about 200m along the busy Jaffa Road, one of west Jerusalem's main thoroughfares. | Medics said he killed two women and a man and injured more than 45 people as he drove about 200m along the busy Jaffa Road, one of west Jerusalem's main thoroughfares. |
| Dwayat's family have been questioned about any links with militant groupsThe baby of one of the dead women survived and was found under the seat of an overturned bus. | |
| Another woman threw her baby out of her car window when she saw the 20-tonne construction vehicle bearing down on her. She was injured but her baby was unharmed. | Another woman threw her baby out of her car window when she saw the 20-tonne construction vehicle bearing down on her. She was injured but her baby was unharmed. |
| The attack has prompted calls from hardline Israelis to take steps against Palestinians in Jerusalem- including cracking down on Arab areas and refusing to employ them as labourers, as well as expelling attackers' families and demolishing their homes. | The attack has prompted calls from hardline Israelis to take steps against Palestinians in Jerusalem- including cracking down on Arab areas and refusing to employ them as labourers, as well as expelling attackers' families and demolishing their homes. |
| Correspondents say it has put extra strain on the uneasy coexistence between the city's Jews and their Arab neighbours, many of whom work in the construction industry. | Correspondents say it has put extra strain on the uneasy coexistence between the city's Jews and their Arab neighbours, many of whom work in the construction industry. |
| The Palestinian Authority condemned the attack, but the Hamas group, which controls the Gaza Strip said it was a "natural reaction to the aggression and crimes" of the Israeli occupation. | The Palestinian Authority condemned the attack, but the Hamas group, which controls the Gaza Strip said it was a "natural reaction to the aggression and crimes" of the Israeli occupation. |
| "Those who refuse to condemn this act of terror are exposing themselves for what they really are - namely the enemies of fundamental human values," said Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev. | "Those who refuse to condemn this act of terror are exposing themselves for what they really are - namely the enemies of fundamental human values," said Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev. |
| 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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