Infant killed, 9 wounded in suspected Jerusalem ‘run-over’ terrorist attack RK News Jerusalem: A 3-month-old baby girl has been killed and eight people injured when a car crashed into a light rail station in Jerusalem. The suspect, in what Israeli police believe was a run-over terror attack, has been shot. Eyewitnesses told Haaretz newspaper a car drove up to the station and ran over passengers as they were getting off the train near Ammunition Hill on Wednesday. A private car hit passengers from the light rail near the police national headquarters. The cars driver attempted to escape and was shot, apparently by a police officer from the Jerusalem district, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement. “Initial indications suggest this is a hit-and-run terror attack,” Samri added. Gunshots were fired at the driver as he tried to escape. The alleged perpetrator received moderate to serious wounds and was arrested by the Jerusalem police. Nine people, including the suspected terrorist, were wounded in the attack and were all taken to hospital.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 03:45:27 +0000