Jerusalem car attack kills 1, injures 14, as driver shot dead

[azurnoir]

Source: Maan

JERUSALEM (AFP) -- One person was killed and at least 13 injured when a car deliberately rammed pedestrians in Jerusalem on Wednesday, medics said, with media reports saying the driver was shot dead shortly afterwards.

"A commercial vehicle hit and ran over pedestrians at a light rail station," Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said, indicating the incident took place on the Green Line between west and annexed East Jerusalem.

An Israeli emergency services spokesman told AFP that 10 were wounded, with hospital sources later saying that one pedestrian had died from his injuries.

Israeli media reported that the suspect exited the vehicle after ramming into pedestrians and began attacking passers-by with an iron rod before being shot in the head and neck by border police.

A Ma'an reporter identified the suspect as Ibrahim Muhammad Daoud al-Akkari, 48, from Shufat.

Read more: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=737727

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1. THIS is what deliberately targeting civilians looks like.

[leftynyc]

2. +1000 - it's not rocket science (n/t)

[Comrade Grumpy]

4. Oh, how fucking pathetic! Israel destroys Gaza and you want a diversion.

[7962]

6. Dont support Hamas, you dont get destroyed. See how easy?

[R Merm]

3. Go to the Arabic section of that web site,

and look at the pictures. Run the headlines and story about this incident through google translate. Quite different and somewhat disturbing difference.

[Comrade Grumpy]

5. This comes in the context of increasing clashes in Jerusalem.

Israeli troops inside the Al Aqsa mosque, clashes with Palestinians.

Israel announcing another land theft.

And Netanyahu blaming the Palestinians.

Jordan has withdrawn its ambassador.