A two-man knife and gun attack on an Israeli bus in East Jerusalem killed one Israeli and left 16 injured, said Yonatan Yagodovsky, spokesperson for Israeli paramedic service Magen David Adom. One attacker was also killed and the other injured.
In a separate attack in central Jerusalem, another Israeli was killed and four more wounded when an attacker rammed a car into a bus stop and then stabbed several people, according to Yagodovsky. Israeli police said the attacker was shot and captured.
The simultaneous attacks marked an escalation in a wave of alleged stabbing attacks over the past 10 days that have left several Israelis injured.
They have come at a time of high tension between Palestinians and Israelis, with daily clashes across the occupied Palestinian territories.
There have been 27 Palestinians shot dead by security forces in October, either after attacks on Israelis or security forces, or when live fire has been used on Palestinian protesters.
www.aa.com.tr
13/10/15
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Israel Authorizes Police to Seal Off Parts of Jerusalem ...
ReplyDeleteThe Israeli cabinet has authorized police to seal off “centers of friction and incitement in Jerusalem.” Many recent attackers have come from Arab areas in Jerusalem.
A statement issued by the office of Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu early Wednesday also said that permanent residency rights of terrorists will be revoked and the property of those who carry out attacks will be confiscated.
Jerusalem suffered its deadliest day yet Tuesday amid a wave of Palestinian attacks this month, with at least three Israelis killed.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he will travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories to try to calm the violence between Palestinians and Israelis and move the troubled situation there away from the "precipice."............http://www.voanews.com/content/stabbing-attacks-continue-wave-of-israel-violence/3003595.html
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