Car-ramming attack injures 6 female soldiers in Jerusalem

#Jerusalem #Israel #terrorattack #femalesoldiers #purim Terrorism has many faces and one of these is of car-ramming. It has happened in Jerusalem when a motorist rammed his car into a group of people who were waiting for a train in east Jerusalem. As a result, seven people were injured - six of them were Israeli female soldiers. The attacker was shot and wounded by guards as reported in foxnews.com dated 6 March 2015.
A police spokeswoman has described the assault as a “terror attack.”
From information available it appears the motorist had plowed his car into the curb after running over the group of people. Subsequently the man got out of his car with a knife and stabbed a pedestrian before he was shot.
The injured and the motorist were taken to the hospital.
The police have identified the attacker as a Palestinian man from east Jerusalem who is believed to be in his twenties. It is difficult to prevent such attacks because these fall in the category of "lone wolf" assailants.
The attack has taken place at a time when Israelis are celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim. Hence, the police have become more alert.

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