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| Casualties in Jerusalem shooting | Casualties in Jerusalem shooting |
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| Two Palestinian gunmen have opened fire on an Israeli patrol in east Jerusalem, wounding at least two Israelis, emergency services there have said. | |
| Israeli border police returned fire, killing both of the Palestinians, police said. | Israeli border police returned fire, killing both of the Palestinians, police said. |
| The incident is reported to have happened in Sheik Said neighbourhood. | The incident is reported to have happened in Sheik Said neighbourhood. |
| It comes amid heightened tension between Israel and the Palestinians, with rocket attacks and air strikes across the Israel-Gaza border. | It comes amid heightened tension between Israel and the Palestinians, with rocket attacks and air strikes across the Israel-Gaza border. |
| The shooting is reported to have taken place near the barrier Israel is building in the West Bank. | The shooting is reported to have taken place near the barrier Israel is building in the West Bank. |
| A splinter group from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, linked to the Fatah party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, said it was responsible for the attack, the Associated Press news agency quoted Palestinian news website Maan as saying. | |
| The border police had been patrolling with civilian guards, reports said. | The border police had been patrolling with civilian guards, reports said. |
| The BBC's Middle East correspondent Tim Franks says such incidents in east Jerusalem are extremely rare. | |
| One of the wounded Israelis was hit in the chest and in a serious condition, AP reported. | |