Ten people were wounded, one critically, when a car deliberately rammed pedestrians in Jerusalem on Wednesday, medics said, with media reports saying the driver was shot dead shortly afterwards.
"A commercial vehicle hit and ran over pedestrians at a light rail station," Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said, indicating the incident took place on the Green Line between west and annexed East Jerusalem.
"Ten people were wounded, one of whom is in critical condition," Israeli emergency services spokesman Zaki Heller told AFP.
Israeli media reported that the suspect exited the vehicle after ramming into pedestrians and began attacking passers-by with an iron rod before being shot in the head and neck by border police.
A Ma'an reporter identified the suspect as Ibrahim Muhammad Daoud al-Akkari, 48, from Shufat.
His brother was released and deported to Turkey as part of the Shalit prisoner exchange deal in 2011. more
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