At least five killed in shooting in Jerusalem
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At least five people have been killed in a shooting in Jerusalem, authorities have confirmed.
Footage showed dozens of people fleeing from a bus stop 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 pavement near the bus stop.
Police said two attackers were “neutralised” soon after.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is at the scene and assessing the latest with his heads of security.
At least 15 people were also injured – with six in a serious condition – after it appeared two attackers boarded a bus and opened fire as it reached a major intersection at the northern entrance to Jerusalem, on a road that leads to Jewish settlements in east Jerusalem.
Israeli Defense Force soldiers were dispatched and are searching the area for any other suspects. They are also searching several areas on the outskirts of Ramallah.
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Palestinian militant group Hamas praised two Palestinian “resistance fighters” who it said had carried out the attack but it stopped short of claiming responsibility.
The bus with bullet holes in the windscreen. Pic: Reuters
A spokesperson for Israeli emergency services, MDA, said among the dead was a man about 50 years old and three men aged around 30.
The fifth victim, a woman about 50 years old, was confirmed at hospital.
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Paramedics have evacuated from the scene other casualties in serious conditions with gunshot wounds, to hospitals in Jerusalem.
Several people with minor injuries from glass shards are being treated at the roadside.
The war in Gaza has sparked a surge of violence in both the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Israel.
