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| Bulldozer rampage hits Jerusalem | Bulldozer rampage hits Jerusalem |
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| A Palestinian has driven a bulldozer into a bus and several cars in Jerusalem, killing four people before being shot dead, Israeli police say. | A Palestinian has driven a bulldozer into a bus and several cars in Jerusalem, killing four people before being shot dead, Israeli police say. |
| Dozens of people were hurt, at least seven critically, in the incident on Jaffa Road, in the city centre. | Dozens of people were hurt, at least seven critically, in the incident on Jaffa Road, in the city centre. |
| The BBC's Tim Franks, who witnessed the incident, said a police officer shot the driver dead after a struggle in the vehicle's cab. | The BBC's Tim Franks, who witnessed the incident, said a police officer shot the driver dead after a struggle in the vehicle's cab. |
| "We can clearly say this is a terrorist incident," a police spokesman said. | "We can clearly say this is a terrorist incident," a police spokesman said. |
| Eyewitness: The BBC's Tim FranksIn pictures: Bulldozer attackSee big map of the area | Eyewitness: The BBC's Tim FranksIn pictures: Bulldozer attackSee big map of the area |
| "Our police special patrol units arrived at the scene. One of our motorbikes came in close contact with the terrorist, shot and killed him," Micky Rosenfeld told reporters. | "Our police special patrol units arrived at the scene. One of our motorbikes came in close contact with the terrorist, shot and killed him," Micky Rosenfeld told reporters. |
| A spokesman for the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas told the AFP news agency that it was not behind the incident. | A spokesman for the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas told the AFP news agency that it was not behind the incident. |
| Attacks by Palestinian militants in Jerusalem have been a rare occurrence, with none of their trademark suicide bombings since September 2004. | Attacks by Palestinian militants in Jerusalem have been a rare occurrence, with none of their trademark suicide bombings since September 2004. |
| The last deadly attack was in March this year when a gunman killed eight students in a seminary before he was shot dead. | The last deadly attack was in March this year when a gunman killed eight students in a seminary before he was shot dead. |
| Cabin struggle | Cabin struggle |
| The bulldozer, which was heading towards a busy market, upended a bus and ran over several cars near the BBC's bureau in the city. | The bulldozer, which was heading towards a busy market, upended a bus and ran over several cars near the BBC's bureau in the city. |
| MAJOR JERUSALEM ATTACKS March 2008Gunman kills eight at west Jerusalem religious college2004Three suicide attacks, one on a bus, kill a total of 20 people2003Four suicide bombings in buses and markets kill a total of 55 people | |
| One eyewitness told the BBC: "I saw [the bulldozer driver] crashing cars and going into the bus... He wanted to kill as many as he could." | One eyewitness told the BBC: "I saw [the bulldozer driver] crashing cars and going into the bus... He wanted to kill as many as he could." |
| Another eyewitness, Yaakov Ashkenazi, an 18-year-old seminary student, told the AP news agency: "I saw the bulldozer smash [a] car with its shovel. He smashed the guy sitting in the driver's seat." | Another eyewitness, Yaakov Ashkenazi, an 18-year-old seminary student, told the AP news agency: "I saw the bulldozer smash [a] car with its shovel. He smashed the guy sitting in the driver's seat." |
| A security guard from a nearby bank told our correspondent that he had shot the driver, after which the bulldozer came to a stop. | A security guard from a nearby bank told our correspondent that he had shot the driver, after which the bulldozer came to a stop. |
| However, the bulldozer suddenly started down the road again. | However, the bulldozer suddenly started down the road again. |
| At one point, our correspondent saw two or three men inside the vehicle's cabin, struggling with the driver and causing the cabin to shake violently. | At one point, our correspondent saw two or three men inside the vehicle's cabin, struggling with the driver and causing the cabin to shake violently. |
| An Israeli policeman, dressed in a blue t-shirt, then climbed onto the bulldozer and shot the driver in the head. The driver's body was then slung onto the road. | |
| Eyewitness Moshe Oren told the Reuters news agency: "The only way to stop him was with a bullet to the head. We saw a civilian climb onto the bulldozer and shoot the man. We were relieved." | Eyewitness Moshe Oren told the Reuters news agency: "The only way to stop him was with a bullet to the head. We saw a civilian climb onto the bulldozer and shoot the man. We were relieved." |
| The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the driver held an Israeli identification card and had a criminal record. | The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the driver held an Israeli identification card and had a criminal record. |
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| Are you in Jerusalem? Did you witness this incident? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC you can do so using the form below: | Are you in Jerusalem? Did you witness this incident? If you have any information you would like to share with the BBC you can do so using the form below: |