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Sunday, January 8, 2017

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Jerusalem ramming attack: Four killed as truck slams into crowd


Scene of ramming attack in Jerusalem (Credit: Magen David Adom)Four people were killed and several others wounded after a truck rammed into several pedestrians adjacent to the Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem on Sunday, according to Magen David Adom. Among the fatalities were three women and one man in their 20s. 

MDA reported that it was treating 15 additional wounded people, of them, one in serious condition, four in moderate condition and 10 in light condition. Emergency workers were evacuating the wounded to nearby hospitals.
Police confirmed that the perpetrator has been neutralized. Authorities suspected terror motives in the incident.

Speaking to the press minutes after the attack, General Commissioner of the Israel Police, Major Police Roni Alsheich, identified the attacker as a resident of east Jerusalem, explaining how the perpetrator had an Israeli driver's license and was driving a car with an Israeli license plate.

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