At least 15 people have been injured in an apparent attack in Jerusalem, Israeli police say.
About a dozen soldiers have been wounded in an apparent attack in central Jerusalem, Israeli police say.
They say a man drove his car into a group of people at a busy intersection, before being shot and killed by an armed bystander.
They say a man drove his car into the group at a busy intersection, before being shot and killed.
Rescue services took the injured to local hospitals. Police described the incident as a "terror attack".
Police said the driver was a Palestinian and described the incident as a "terror attack".
The road junction was close to the so-called Green Line, which separates the Jewish and Arab areas of Jerusalem.
The road junction is close to the boundary between the Jewish and Arab areas of Jerusalem. Two of those injured are in a serious condition.
'Turned his car'
The incident took place just before 2300 (2000 GMT).
The incident took place just before 2300 (2000 GMT).
Despite the late hour the streets were busy as people walked back from Jerusalem's Old City.
A black BMW mounted the pavement and hit a group of Israeli soldiers, who were wearing their uniforms.
"A man in a vehicle struck a number of people in Kikar Tzahal [also known as Israel Defence Forces Square]," said police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.
Jerusalem police chief Aharon Franco said that a Palestinian resident of the city was driving the car.
A rescue worker said the group of pedestrians was about to cross the road when the car - apparently a black BMW - struck them.
"He turned his car towards a group of soldiers who were at an intersection," he said.
The identity of the alleged attacker was not immediately known, with reports suggesting he could be Palestinian.
"The car then hit a wall, and a soldier shot and killed the terrorist."
If so, this would be the third such incident of its kind in recent weeks in Jerusalem.
It is the third such incident in recent weeks in Jerusalem.
On two previous occasions, Palestinian construction workers from East Jerusalem have driven diggers into oncoming traffic, killing three Israelis and wounding several others.
On two previous occasions, Palestinian construction workers from East Jerusalem have driven diggers into oncoming traffic, killing three Israelis and wounding several others.
The attack came only hours after Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni accepted an invitation from the president to form a new government.
The request followed the resignation on Sunday of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who faces several corruption inquiries.
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