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Jerusalem truck attack: four killed and at least 15 injured – live updates Jerusalem truck attack: four killed and at least 15 injured – live updates
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Our correspondent Peter Beaumont has sent in an updated report from the scene. The full version of this piece will be published shortly.
Four Israeli officer cadets were killed and a dozen wounded when a Palestinian driving a truck ploughed into them deliberately.
Police said the dead, three women and one man, were all in their twenties, without identifying them. Among the wounded three were described as in a serious condition.
The attack took place during a visit by a large group of Israeli soldiers to a scenic outlook overlooking Jerusalem and the Old City.
The scene of the attack is also a few blocks from the American consulate in the city which speculation has suggested could be controversially re-designated as a future US embassy by Donald Trump’s administration if he moves the embassy to Jerusalem although there was no immediate indication what motivated the driver.
Police later identified the driver as a Palestinian from Jabel Mukaber, an nearby area of Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem located not far from the scene of the attack with some media reports suggesting the Israeli licence plates on the vehicle had been stolen.
The driver was shot dead by other soldiers and one of the tour guides with the group that was hit as the driver reversed back towards the dead and injured.
Graphic security camera footage shot from a distance showed truck racing towards a group of soldiers standing by their bus and then driving through the group, scattering bodies. After a gap of a few seconds the truck is visible reversing into them again.
“In a fraction of a second during which I was speaking with one of the officers, I saw the truck plowing into us,” the guide, Eitan Rod, told Israel Army Radio on of those who shot at the driver.
“After a few rolls on the grass I saw the truck start to reverse and then I already understood that this was not an accident. I felt that my pistol was still on me, so I ran up to him and started emptying my clip. He went in reverse and again drove over the injured.”
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According to the AP news agency, Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, has praised the truck attack but did not claim responsibility.
In a statement the group’s spokesman Abdul-Latif Qanou called it a “heroic” act and encouraged other Palestinians to do the same and “escalate the resistance”.
Qanou said it proved the wave of Palestinian violence has not ended, adding: “It may be quiet, it may linger, but it will never end.”
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CCTV video has emerged showing the moment the truck ploughed into a group of Israeli soldiers as they stood outside a bus. It’s not gruesome but it is shocking, and we’ve decided not to embed it here.CCTV video has emerged showing the moment the truck ploughed into a group of Israeli soldiers as they stood outside a bus. It’s not gruesome but it is shocking, and we’ve decided not to embed it here.
The truck slams into the large group at speed, driving straight through them. Bystanders, including soldiers standing in separate groups scatter in panic, with some clearly trying to intercept the vehicle as it appears to turn. It then reverses over the bodies before coming to a halt.The truck slams into the large group at speed, driving straight through them. Bystanders, including soldiers standing in separate groups scatter in panic, with some clearly trying to intercept the vehicle as it appears to turn. It then reverses over the bodies before coming to a halt.
Here’s footage of the aftermath filmed by the Times of Israel:Here’s footage of the aftermath filmed by the Times of Israel:
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Suspected attacker named by Israeli mediaSuspected attacker named by Israeli media
The suspected attacker has been named by Times of Israel and others as Fadi al-Qanbar, a 28-year-old from the Palestinian Jabel Mukaber area of Jerusalem.The suspected attacker has been named by Times of Israel and others as Fadi al-Qanbar, a 28-year-old from the Palestinian Jabel Mukaber area of Jerusalem.
These are from reporter Dov Lieber:These are from reporter Dov Lieber:
Reported picture of Jerusalem attacker Fadi al-Qanbar, 28, from Jabal Mukabbar Jerusalem https://t.co/YjBTI0XvOiReported picture of Jerusalem attacker Fadi al-Qanbar, 28, from Jabal Mukabbar Jerusalem https://t.co/YjBTI0XvOi
He is a reported picture of Jerusalem attacker, Fadi al-Qanbar, on a horse. https://t.co/ANl0W5zaC1He is a reported picture of Jerusalem attacker, Fadi al-Qanbar, on a horse. https://t.co/ANl0W5zaC1
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Photos from the scene show a major police operation under way around the truck, and dazed Israeli soldiers consoling one another.Photos from the scene show a major police operation under way around the truck, and dazed Israeli soldiers consoling one another.
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'Do not let terror win' says mayor of Jerusalem'Do not let terror win' says mayor of Jerusalem
The city’s mayor, Nir Barkat, has issued a statement calling on residents of Jerusalem to “not let terror win”.The city’s mayor, Nir Barkat, has issued a statement calling on residents of Jerusalem to “not let terror win”.
According to the Jerusalem Post he said: “To our dismay, there is no limit to the cruelty of the terrorists who are willing to use any means possible to murder Jews and to damage the daily life of Israel’s capital.”According to the Jerusalem Post he said: “To our dismay, there is no limit to the cruelty of the terrorists who are willing to use any means possible to murder Jews and to damage the daily life of Israel’s capital.”
He added: “Those who incite and fan the flames and those who support terror must pay a heavy price. I call on the residents of Jerusalem and the country at large to be alert and, despite this difficult terror attack, to carry on with your daily routines and do not let terror win.”He added: “Those who incite and fan the flames and those who support terror must pay a heavy price. I call on the residents of Jerusalem and the country at large to be alert and, despite this difficult terror attack, to carry on with your daily routines and do not let terror win.”
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Our correspondent in Jerusalem, Peter Beaumont, is on the scene and has been speaking to Leah Schreiber, a witness, who was leading a group of new soldiers on an orientation tour when the attack happened.Our correspondent in Jerusalem, Peter Beaumont, is on the scene and has been speaking to Leah Schreiber, a witness, who was leading a group of new soldiers on an orientation tour when the attack happened.
“I was with a group of soldiers when a terrorist attacker drove into the solders,” she said. “People shouted ‘What’s happening’ and he reversed the truck.”“I was with a group of soldiers when a terrorist attacker drove into the solders,” she said. “People shouted ‘What’s happening’ and he reversed the truck.”
The driver was shot dead. Groups of soldiers who had been on the orientation tour were sat on the ground as the bodies were removed.The driver was shot dead. Groups of soldiers who had been on the orientation tour were sat on the ground as the bodies were removed.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the truck veered off course and struck a group of soldiers who had just disembarked from a bus.Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the truck veered off course and struck a group of soldiers who had just disembarked from a bus.
“It is a terrorist attack, a ramming attack,” a police spokeswoman said on Israel Radio, which reported that bodies were “strewn on the street”. The report said the driver of the vehicle was shot.“It is a terrorist attack, a ramming attack,” a police spokeswoman said on Israel Radio, which reported that bodies were “strewn on the street”. The report said the driver of the vehicle was shot.
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Three women and a man, all in their twenties, died in the attack, Jerusalem Post and other local media have reported.Three women and a man, all in their twenties, died in the attack, Jerusalem Post and other local media have reported.
The crash took place at the Armon Hanatziv promenade, which overlooks the walled city.The crash took place at the Armon Hanatziv promenade, which overlooks the walled city.
The truck reportedly hit a group of young people as they got off a coach. “About ten people were lying on the ground near the street. Some of them were trapped under the truck,” MDA paramedic Landay Sharon told the Jerusalem Post.The truck reportedly hit a group of young people as they got off a coach. “About ten people were lying on the ground near the street. Some of them were trapped under the truck,” MDA paramedic Landay Sharon told the Jerusalem Post.
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The truck attack hit a group of soldiers, according to local news sources, the BBC reports.The truck attack hit a group of soldiers, according to local news sources, the BBC reports.
The death toll has risen to four, Jerusalem Post reports, adding that police have said the presumed attacker has been “neutralised”. The paper shared photographs from social media showing a Mercedes vehicle with the windscreen riddled with bullets.The death toll has risen to four, Jerusalem Post reports, adding that police have said the presumed attacker has been “neutralised”. The paper shared photographs from social media showing a Mercedes vehicle with the windscreen riddled with bullets.
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A truck has rammed into pedestrians in Jerusalem, reportedly killing four and injuring at least 15 in what a police spokeswoman has described as a terrorist attack.A truck has rammed into pedestrians in Jerusalem, reportedly killing four and injuring at least 15 in what a police spokeswoman has described as a terrorist attack.
The incident took place on a popular promenade overlooking Old Jerusalem, leaving bodies “strewn on the street”, according to local radio. Nobody has yet claimed responsibility.The incident took place on a popular promenade overlooking Old Jerusalem, leaving bodies “strewn on the street”, according to local radio. Nobody has yet claimed responsibility.
If it does turn out to be a terrorist attack, this will be the third to use this simple, hard to foil method in less than a year.If it does turn out to be a terrorist attack, this will be the third to use this simple, hard to foil method in less than a year.
Last month Islamic State claimed responsibility for the truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, in which 12 were killed and scores of others injured. The man believed to have been at the wheel, Anis Amri, was later killed in a shootout in a Milan suburb.Last month Islamic State claimed responsibility for the truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, in which 12 were killed and scores of others injured. The man believed to have been at the wheel, Anis Amri, was later killed in a shootout in a Milan suburb.
Isis also claimed to have directed the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, which killed 84 people and injured over 200.Isis also claimed to have directed the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, which killed 84 people and injured over 200.
We’ll be following the situation as it develops.We’ll be following the situation as it develops.
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