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Police hunt underway after 12 Israeli soldiers hurt in Jerusalem car-ramming attack
The driver fled the scene but the car was later found abandoned near Bethlehem
February 6, 2020 09:44
The driver fled the scene but the car was later found abandoned near Bethlehem
February 6, 2020 09:44The hunt is under way for the driver of a car that has left one Israeli soldier in a critical condition and wounded 11 others in a suspected car-ramming attack in Jerusalem.
The vehicle rammed the group of Golani Brigade soldiers in the early hours of Thursday morning in First Station, a popular leisure spot with bars and restaurants.
The driver fled the scene but the car was later found abandoned in a town outside Bethlehem.
A Magen David Adom medic who attended the scene said three victims were lying in the street, while the others were standing; one was “unconscious”, he said.
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