4 killed in Jerusalem terror attack
At least four people have been killed in a terror attack in Jerusalem.
Two terrorists used axes, guns and knives to wound eight people and kill four in a synagogue.
Four of the eight wounded are in a serious condition.
The two terrorists were killed.
Police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld have said it is being considered a terrorist attack.
According to police, the two suspected Palestinian terrorists, armed with a gun and axes, attacked worshipers after entering a synagogue on Agasi Street in the capital’s Har Nof neighborhood. Two police officers quickly arrived to the scene and exchanged fire with the suspects, killing them.
Both attackers appeared to be from east Jerusalem, according to Channel 2.
Large numbers of police and emergency teams were at the site.
Medical workers evacuated three seriously injured people and one lightly wounded to Hadassah University Medical Center – Ein Kerem, MDA said. Meanwhile, Shaare Zedek Medical Center in the capital was treating one seriously wounded person and one moderately hurt.
WITH JERUSALEM POST
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