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Jerusalem: Israeli police hit in Palestinian car attack | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
A Palestinian has rammed his car into a group of Israeli pedestrians in Jerusalem, injuring six policewomen, police say. | |
It happened on the seam of East and West Jerusalem, on the same junction as a previous attack last year. | |
Police say the driver tried to stab people before he was shot and seriously wounded by a security guard. | |
The incident came shortly after Palestinian officials voted to halt security co-operation with Israel. | The incident came shortly after Palestinian officials voted to halt security co-operation with Israel. |
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld described it as a "terrorist attack", adding that the injured officers are in a "light, moderate condition" in hospital. | |
Local media have identified the attacker as Mohammed Salaymeh and there are reports of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces around his home in East Jerusalem. | |
The attack took place as the streets were busy with people celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim. | |
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) decided to suspend co-operation, part of 1993 peace accords with Israel, at a meeting on Thursday night. | The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) decided to suspend co-operation, part of 1993 peace accords with Israel, at a meeting on Thursday night. |
It follows Israel's decision to suspend the transfer of taxes to the Palestinians after they applied to join the International Criminal Court to pursue war crimes allegations against Israel. | It follows Israel's decision to suspend the transfer of taxes to the Palestinians after they applied to join the International Criminal Court to pursue war crimes allegations against Israel. |
Last year, Palestinian militants killed three Israelis and an Ecuadorian woman in attacks using vehicles in Jerusalem as tensions soared between Israel and the Palestinians. | Last year, Palestinian militants killed three Israelis and an Ecuadorian woman in attacks using vehicles in Jerusalem as tensions soared between Israel and the Palestinians. |
Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in a move not recognised internationally. | Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in a move not recognised internationally. |
It regards the whole of Jerusalem as its "eternal and indivisible" capital, while the Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. | It regards the whole of Jerusalem as its "eternal and indivisible" capital, while the Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. |