LIVE BLOG: Tensions rising in Jerusalem
An Israeli borderpoliceman has died from injuries sustained after a van hit a group of pedestrians at a light rail station in Jerusalem on Wednesday, MEE's contributors in Jerusalem report.
Thirteen people were also injured in the attack.
Israeli police shot and killed the suspected driver of the van and told MEE's contributors that they are treating the incident as "a terror attack".
After the driver hit pedestrians, he reportedly tried to flee in his van, hitting several cars in the process, while Israeli police shot at him, according to an eyewitness at the scene.
- See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/breaking-car-reportedly-strikes-pedestrians-jerusalem-injuring-3-1906666780#sthash.AoX2qpYJ.dpuf- An Israeli borderpoliceman has died from his injuries after a van hit a group of pedestrians at a light rail station in Jerusalem.
- Thirteen people were also injured in the attack.
- Israeli police shot and killed the suspected driver of the van, who tried to flee the scene.
- The incident is being treated as "a terror attack" and comes two weeks after another Palestinian man rammed his car into a group of people in East Jerusalem, killing a three-month-old baby.
- A Hamas spokesperson in Gaza called the killing the "natural response to the crimes of the [Israeli] occupation".
- Clashes have also been reported in the al-Aqsa compound, which was briefly closed off to tourists.
- The confrontation between police and Palestinians occurred after some far-right Jewish groups announced plans to visit the site, despite the tense political situation.
- An Israeli border policeman has died from his injuries after a van hit a group of pedestrians at a light rail station in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood
- Thirteen people were also injured in the attack
- Israeli police shot and killed the Palestinian driver of the van, Ibrahim al-Akri, who tried to flee the scene
- The incident is being treated as "a terror attack" and comes two weeks after another Palestinian man rammed his car into a group of people in East Jerusalem, killing a three-month-old baby
- A Hamas spokesperson in Gaza called Wednesday's killing the "natural response to the crimes of the [Israeli] occupation"
- Clashes have also been reported in the al-Aqsa compound, which was briefly closed off to tourists
- Early Wednesday, a confrontation between police and Palestinians occurred after Israeli settlers visited the al-Aqsa compound, despite the tense political situation
- Jordan recalled its envoy to Israeli in light of the clashes at al-Aqsa
Live Updates
MEE correspondents on the ground are reporting clashes happening between Palestinians and Isralei security services at Qalandia checkpoint and also in the Shuafat neighbourhood in the East Jerusalem suburbs. The driver in today's attack, Ibrahim al-Akri is believed to have been from Shuafat, which also houses a Palestinian refugee camp.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned today's deadly car attack, calling it a "terrorist act" that "only raises tensions."
Speaking ahead of a meeting with Jordan's foreign minister in Paris, Kerry told reporters: "That is not just a terrorist act and an ... atrocity, but it only makes matters worse. It only raises tensions."
