Eleven wounded in vehicular attack in Jerusalem

Terrorist from East Jerusalem rams his car into people waiting at a bus stop near the Chords Bridge at the entrance to the capital; he was shot dead before he could leave his car; ax found in his vehicle.

Eight people were taken to Sha’are Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, three of them in moderate condition, and six people in light condition, some suffering from shock. Six were taken to Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem, five of them lightly hurt. A one and a half-year-old baby, who was moderately wounded and suffering an injury to his leg, was initially taken to Sha’are Zedek and later transferred to Hadassah in an effort to save his leg, where his condition deteriorated.

The attack happened shortly before 3pm local time. The attacker, 21-year-old Abdel Muhsan Hasuna from the neighborhood of Beit Hanina in East Jerusalem, arrived in a private vehicle to Herzl Boulevard and proceeded to drive into a bus stop, driving onto the sidewalk and hitting several people, as well as a fire hydrant.

 

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