Several Israelis wounded in attack on Jerusalem bus
Israeli police arrest suspected gunman after a shooting attack on a bus in Jerusalem’s Old City wounded at least eight people
Israeli police say they have arrested a suspect in a shooting attack on a bus in Jerusalem’s Old City that wounded at least eight people, two critically, Qazet.az reports.
The attack took place in the early hours of Sunday, as the bus carrying Israelis waited in a parking lot near the Western Wall, a holy prayer site for Jews.
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Several Israelis wounded in attack on Jerusalem bus
Israeli police arrest suspected gunman after a shooting attack on a bus in Jerusalem’s Old City wounded at least eight people.
Israeli security personnel inspect a bus after an attack outside Jerusalem's Old City [Ahmad Gharabli/AFP]
Published On 14 Aug 202214 Aug 2022
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Israeli police say they have arrested a suspect in a shooting attack on a bus in Jerusalem’s Old City that wounded at least eight people, two critically.
The attack took place in the early hours of Sunday, as the bus carrying Israelis waited in a parking lot near the Western Wall, a holy prayer site for Jews.
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The victims included a 35-year-old pregnant woman, according to The Times of Israel newspaper.
It also reported another round of shooting in a parking lot in the area.
A suspect later turned himself into Israeli authorities, according to a statement by the police, which did not identify him.
Israeli forces had entered the nearby Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in pursuit of the suspected attacker.
Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim, reporting from occupied East Jerusalem, said Israeli forces have been raiding houses in the area and carrying out arrests.
“Police have been raiding several homes in Silwan. A short while ago, there were reports that four people have been arrested, two of them women and they may be related to the suspect,” she said.
Last week, Israeli fighter jets conducted raids on Gaza targeting the Palestinian armed group, Islamic Jihad, after arresting one of its leaders in the West Bank