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A stabbing attack on a Jerusalem bus has killed two people and injured 16 as an escalating spate of violent attacks grips Israel and Palestine. Another Israeli was killed in a separate stabbing in the city. Two people have been killed and 16 injured in a stabbing attack on a Jerusalem bus as an escalating spate of violence grips Israel and Palestine. Another Israeli was killed in a separate attack in the city.
According to eyewitnesses a Palestinian man began stabbing passengers on the number 78 bus as it passed through Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. The unarmed driver managed to escape and alert another driver who called police. Police then shot and killed the attacker, though said there was a second man involved. According to witnesses, a Palestinian man began stabbing passengers on the No 78 bus as it passed through Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. The unarmed driver managed to escape and alert another driver, who called the police. Officers then shot and killed the attacker, though they said there was a second man involved.
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After the attack, the body of the attacker lay on the ground under a white tarpaulin as ambulances ferried the wounded away. A 60-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. A 45-year-old man critically wounded was later pronounced dead at Sha’are Tzedek hospital, Israel medical authorities said.
After the incident, the body of the attacker lay on the ground under a white tarpaulin as ambulances ferried the wounded away.
The bus stabbing came as reports emerged of a second attack in the city involving a car. A Palestinian rammed his car into a bus stop in the city centre, then got out and began stabbing pedestrians, killing at least one and wounding several, police said. The attacker was “neutralised”, officers added, without giving details.The bus stabbing came as reports emerged of a second attack in the city involving a car. A Palestinian rammed his car into a bus stop in the city centre, then got out and began stabbing pedestrians, killing at least one and wounding several, police said. The attacker was “neutralised”, officers added, without giving details.
Jerusalem is swamped with police and other security forces amid planned Palestinian protests and a general strike called both for Israeli Arabs and Palestinians.Jerusalem is swamped with police and other security forces amid planned Palestinian protests and a general strike called both for Israeli Arabs and Palestinians.
According to Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld, two attackers were involved in the assault on the bus, one with a knife, the other with a gun. Rosenfeld could not confirm whether shots were fired. According to Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld, two attackers were involved in the assault on the bus, one with a knife and the other with a gun. Rosenfeld could not confirm whether shots were fired.
Rosenfeld told journalists at the scene: “Here in Armon HaNetziv, a quiet neighbourhood of Jerusalem, two terrorists attacked a bus with a knife and a pistol. Rosenfeld told journalists at the scene: “Here in Armon HaNetziv, a quiet neighbourhood of Jerusalem, two terrorists attacked a bus with a knife and a pistol … While we were dealing with this, another attack took place in a religious neighbourhood of Jerusalem in which three people were injured, as well as an attack in Ra’anana.”
“Five people were injured and unfortunately an Israeli was killed in the attack. While we were dealing with this, another attack took place in a religious neighbourhood of Jerusalem in which three people were injured, as well as an attack in Ra’anana.” Since the Jewish New Year last month, seven Israelis have been killed and dozens wounded in a shooting, a stoning and a series of stabbings. At least 27 Palestinians been killed by Israeli fire, including 11 identified by Israel as attackers, and the rest in clashes between stone-throwers and Israeli troops. Hundreds of Palestinians have been wounded in confrontations.
One of the two men was shot and killed at the scene while the other was seriously injured. It was later reported that another Israeli had died in the attack.
Since the Jewish New Year last month, seven Israelis have been killed and dozens wounded in a shooting, a stoning and a series of stabbings. At least 27 Palestinians been killed by Israeli fire, including 11 identified by Israel as attackers, and the rest in clashes between stone-throwers and Israeli troops. Hundreds of Palestinians have been wounded in such confrontations.