Seven people were shot and killed and several more wounded in a terror shooting attack at a synagogue in Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood, police and medics said Friday night.
According to police, the terrorist arrived by car at a building used as a synagogue in the neighborhood in the northern part of East Jerusalem, and opened fire.
The attacker then fled the scene toward the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Hanina, where he encountered officers who were called to the scene.
Police said the terrorist — a resident of East Jerusalem — was shot dead after he opened fire on the officers while trying to flee on foot.
A handgun used in the attack was seized.
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The Magen David Adom ambulance service said its medics declared five victims dead at the scene.
Jerusalem District police chief Doron Turgeman at the scene of a deadly terror shooting in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood, January 27, 2023 (Channel 12 screenshot)
Three victims — a woman in her 70s listed in critical condition, a 20-year-old man in serious condition, and a 14-year-old boy in moderate-serious condition — were taken to the Hadassah Mount Scopus hospital. Another two victims — a man in his 30s in critical condition and a woman in her 60s in moderate condition — were taken to the Shaare Zedek hospital.
Jerusalem District Police Commander Doron Turgeman, speaking to reporters at the scene, said two of the wounded victims had died, bringing the death toll to seven.
Dozens of officers were dispatched to the scene, police said.
פיגוע ירי בשכונת נווה יעקב בירושלים: 10 בני אדם נפצעו, מחבל אחד חוסל. הירי בוצע כנראה מירי חולף. כוחות מיוחדים הוקפצו למקום @SuleimanMas1 https://t.co/pOKke0S3CT pic.twitter.com/F6edxH2Dpd
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