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New vehicle 'attack' in Jerusalem | |
(10 minutes later) | |
A man driving a heavy construction vehicle has carried out an attack in Jerusalem and has been shot dead, the Israeli emergency services say. | |
Police say the driver rammed traffic before he was shot dead. Eleven people are reported to have been injured. | Police say the driver rammed traffic before he was shot dead. Eleven people are reported to have been injured. |
The driver's identity is not immediately clear. | The driver's identity is not immediately clear. |
Earlier this month, a Palestinian driving a similar vehicle killed three people and wounded dozens of others in Jerusalem before being shot dead. | Earlier this month, a Palestinian driving a similar vehicle killed three people and wounded dozens of others in Jerusalem before being shot dead. |
The attack took place in a busy part of central West Jerusalem, close to the King David Hotel where US presidential candidate Barack Obama will be staying on Tuesday night during a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. | |
Witnesses saw driver's body slumped in the cab of the yellow vehicle. | |
Three cars were seen to have been heavily damaged, including one that was overturned. | |
Israeli police called it a "terror attack", although there was no immediate claim of responsibility by any Palestinian militant organisation. | |
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