Two people were killed, including a six-year-old boy, and at least five others were injured. in a attempt with car near the neighborhood Ramoth of Jerusalempolice and doctors reported Friday.
The police reported that the perpetrator of the attack was “neutralized” and that there is also five woundedTwo of them in serious condition. He was identified as Hussein Qaraqaan Israeli citizen and resident of the Issawiya neighborhood in East Jerusalem, according to information from The Times of Israel.
He run over It happened at a bus stop in ramot, a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem. Tensions in the eastern half of the city have risen since a Palestinian shot dead seven people on January 27. It was the deadliest attack recorded in Jerusalem in more than a decade.
The doctors treated all the wounded, including another child in critical condition. The most serious were subjected to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, explained the Israeli emergency service. Two of the victims were unconscious and had a serious prognosis, while two others suffered moderate injuries.
“When we arrived at the scene, the spectacle was shocking“, said Shraga RosenthalMDA doctor, the national emergency service “We saw a car near the bus station after running over pedestrians who were waiting at the station,” he said, according to The Times of Israel.
“We saw six victims lying next to each other, including two were children of about 6 years old who were unconscious and had severe multi-system trauma,” he added.
The victims were taken to hospitals. Shaare Zedek and Hadassah Mount Scopus from Jerusalem.
The office of Benjamin Netanyahu reported that the prime minister was receiving updates on the attack and had decided seal the home of the attackeraccording to The Times of Israel. The president described the incident as terrorist attack and ordered to reinforce the security forces.
Images spread on social networks showed a blue car which had crashed into a post in front of the bus stop in the Ramot Alon area.
Israel claims the entire city of Jerusalem as its undivided capital. The Palestinians want the eastern part to be the capital of their future state.
(With information from AP, AFP and Reuters)
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