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New digger 'attack' in Jerusalem New digger 'attack' in Jerusalem
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A man driving a mechanical digger has carried out an attack in Jerusalem and has been shot dead, the Israeli emergency services say. A Palestinian in a mechanical digger has rammed traffic in west Jerusalem, injuring at least 10 people before being shot dead, Israeli police say.
Police say the driver rammed other traffic before he was shot dead. At least 10 people were reported injured. A bus and a number of cars were hit during the incident. Some cars were crushed and one was turned on its roof.
The driver's identity was not immediately clear. Witnesses say an armed civilian first shot at the driver, before he was killed by border police.
Earlier this month, a Palestinian driving a similar vehicle killed three people and wounded dozens of others in Jerusalem before being shot dead. Three weeks ago a Palestinian man went on a deadly rampage in a heavy vehicle in Jerusalem, killing three Israelis.
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. A BBC correspondent says it is thought the 2 July attacker was simply a disturbed man without political motivation - but Israelis will worry Tuesday's incident was a copycat attack and that this could now be a new tactic.
Witnesses saw the driver's body slumped in the cab of the yellow vehicle. There were at least eight bullet holes in the glass next to him. Gunshots
Three cars were seen to have been heavily damaged, including one that was overturned. The latest 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 arriving within hours.
"I was going home when I saw the tractor going into a bus four or five times. All the windows of the bus exploded," said a 16-year-old Israeli at the scene.
"Then I saw the tractor going down the street pushing cars. I saw more people running and after two minutes I heard two or three gunshots," Yohanan Levine added.
A driver interviewed by Israeli TV said his car was rammed twice by the front shovel of the digger and only just managed to swerve to avoid a third charge aimed at his head.
Photographs of the immediate aftermath show the driver's body slumped in the cab and at least eight bullet holes in the glass next to him.
Israeli police called it a "terror attack", although there was no immediate claim of responsibility by any Palestinian militant organisation.Israeli police called it a "terror attack", although there was no immediate claim of responsibility by any Palestinian militant organisation.
Police said the driver a Palestinian from east Jerusalem with an Israeli residency permit.
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