Four killed, 45 injured in bulldozer attack in Jerusalem

Harinder Mishra

Jerusalem, Jul 2 (PTI) At least four people were killed
and 45 others injured when a Palestinian man plowed his
bulldozer into two public buses and several cars on a busy
street here before being shot dead by Israeli police.

The attack carried out by an Arab resident of East
Jerusalem left a trail of destruction in the downtown city,
halting traffic and creating panic among people. A state of
emergency was declared in the city.

Police have described the incident as a "terrorist"
attack while a little-known outfit calling itself the Imad
Mughnieh unit of the Brigades of the Liberators of the Galilee
has claimed responsibility.

Eyewitnesses and officials said the man, who was working
at a construction site alongside the busy road, suddenly went
on a rampage flattening and overturning at least seven cars
and two buses.

An eyewitness, Zion Sheetrit, told 'Ynet' news that the
"tractor turned into the road very suddenly and started
trampling over the cars standing at the redlight.

"I started yelling for people to shoot him. I saw some
security guards running out of a nearby building and they were
aiming Uzis (guns) at him," Sheetrit said.

A T.V. camera captured the enormous earth-mover crushing
a vehicle and an off-duty soldier killing the man by shooting
him in the head several times.

An official of the Magen David Adom emergency services
told P.T.I. thatÿseven of the injured were in a serious
condition.