Jerusalem: A Palestinian drove a car into Israelis at a Jerusalem bus stop on Monday injuring eight people before being shot dead, Israeli police and rescue services said.
"Terrorist attack at the entrance of Jerusalem minutes ago," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld tweeted. "Terrorist drove vehicle into bus stop at entrance of city. Terrorist shot at scene."
Police said the 21-year-old from Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, had died, while Israel's medical services said none of the victims' injuries were life-threatening.
According to police, the attacker also had an axe inside the car.
Images of the scene online showed a car rammed into a bus stop on the sidewalk near the western entrance to the city.
Since October 1, almost daily clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians have killed 117 Palestinians, 17 Israelis, an American and an Eritrean.
Young Palestinians have grown frustrated with Israel's occupation and the complete lack of progress in peace efforts.
On Sunday, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl was shot after allegedly trying to carry out a stabbing attack near the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba in the occupied West Bank.
AFP
