Suspect flees after wounding seven people, two of them critically, in shooting attack on a bus in occupied Jerusalem's Old City, Israeli police say
Old City of occupied Jerusalem is home to some of the holiest sites in Islam, Judaism and Christianity.
Seven people have been wounded, two of them critically, after a shooting attack on a bus in occupied Jerusalem's Old City, Israeli police and the national emergency medical services said. "The police were informed of a shooting of a bus ... police have cordoned off the scene and are searching for a suspect who fled," police said early on Sunday."I was coming from the Western Wall. The bus was full of passengers. I stopped at the station of the Tomb of David. At this moment starts the shootings. Two people outside I see falling, two inside were bleeding. Everybody panicked," he told reporters at the scene.
Old City of occupied Jerusalem is home to some of the holiest sites in Islam, Judaism and Christianity.Jews call the area the "Temple Mount," claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.Gaza fightingIsraeli authorities have increased raids in the occupied West Bank.Last week saw three days of intense conflict between Israel and Palestinians in besieged Gaza.
At least 49 Palestinians, including many children, were killed in the Israeli aggression, which ended last Sunday after Egypt negotiated a truce.
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