Jerusalem: Paramedics said at least four people were killed in a shooting attack in Jerusalem after attackers opened fire in a bus at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem.
Fifteen other people were injured, they said, and six were in serious condition. Paramedics arriving at the scene found victims lying on the road and sidewalk near a bus stop, some of them unconscious.
It was not immediately clear who carried out the shooting or what the motive was. Israeli police described the shooters as “terrorists”. It said they had been “neutralised” soon after the shooting began on Monday morning, Jerusalem time, and did not immediately respond to a request for comment on their status.
Israeli police and rescue teams respond to the scene of the shooting in Jerusalem.Credit: AP
The shooting took place at a major intersection at the northern entrance to Jerusalem, on a road that leads to Jewish settlements located in east Jerusalem.
Israeli media reported that the two attackers boarded a bus and opened fire.
Footage of the attack showed dozens of people fleeing from a bus stop at the busy intersection during the morning rush hour. Paramedics who responded to the scene said the area was chaotic and covered in broken glass, with people wounded and lying unconscious on the road and a sidewalk near the bus stop.
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There was no immediate comment on the attack from Palestinian militant groups.
The war in Gaza has sparked a surge of violence in both the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Israel. Palestinian militants have attacked and killed Israelis in Israel and the West Bank, while there has also been a rise in settler violence against Palestinians.
