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Israeli Police: Truck Ramming Kills 4 in Jerusalem
2017-01-08
[NYT] JERUSALEM -- A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers who were disembarking from a bus in Jerusalem Sunday, killing four people and wounding 15 others, Israeli police and rescue services said.

Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the truck veered off course and rammed into the group. She said the attacker was shot dead.

The attack comes amid a more than yearlong wave of Palestinian shooting, stabbing and vehicular attacks against Israelis that has slowed of late. Sunday's incident marks the first Israeli casualties in three months.

Since September 2015, Palestinian attackers have killed 40 Israelis and two visiting Americans. During that time, 229 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire. Israel says most of the Palestinians killed were attackers while the rest died in clashes.

Israel says the violence is driven by a Palestinian campaign of incitement, while Palestinians say it's the result of nearly 50 years of Israeli occupation and dwindling hopes for an independent state.
Update from the article at 12:15 p.m. ET:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the driver was a supporter of the Islamic State group, and suggested the attack was inspired by similar assaults in Europe.

The attacker came from the east Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, near the attack site. Police barred publication of his name.

Neighbors said he espoused an ultra-conservative version of Islam, known as Salafism, but that he did not have a known affiliation with any Palestinian political faction. Salafism is split into peaceful and violent streams, with the latter promoting ideas that are close to those of IS.

Neither IS nor any other group claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack.

Netanyahu said Israel had blockaded Jabel Mukaber and was planning other steps, but did not elaborate. He said the dead were all soldiers — three women and a man. The Israeli military said three were cadets and one was an officer.
The Times of Israel adds:
Palestinian media reports named him as Fadi al-Qanbar, 28. Channel 2 said he was in his late 20s, married with four children, and had served time in Israeli prison. It said he purchased the truck recently.
Posted by:Besoeker

#3  where did the money come from?

EU or USA: take your pick

Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-01-08 15:58  

#2  he bought a truck recently??

with kids and after time in prison - where did the money come from?

Posted by: lord garth   2017-01-08 13:54  

#1  It's time to remind them this is not Europe.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-01-08 10:26  

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