A baby was killed and eight people wounded when a car rammed pedestrians at a Jerusalem train station on Wednesday in a terrorist attack, police said.
The incident took place along a main route leading into the center of Jerusalem, Reuters reported. Footage of the incident reportedly showed the car veer to the right of the traffic lane and hurdle into a crowd of pedestrians getting off the train. Two of the injured pedestrians were in serious condition, Reuters reported.
The driver, a resident of Arab East Jerusalem, was shot by police as he tried to flee the scene on foot and is recovering at a hospital in serious condition, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
“We can confirm that this was a terrorist attack. The driver … is a resident of Silwan and has a terrorist background. He has served time in jail for terror activity,” he said, Reuters reported.
The Jerusalem Post’s Editor-in-Chief Steve Linde tweeted that the baby killed in the attack has been identified 3-month-old Haya Zissel, “a granddaughter of the Halperin family who own Optica Halperin.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following the attack.
“This is how Abu Mazen (Abbas’) partners in government work,” Mr. Netanyau said, referring to the Palestinian unity government comprising Hamas and Fatah, Ynet reported. “This is the same Abbas that only a few days ago called for harming Jews in Jerusalem.”
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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