Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Palestinian Bulldozer Driver Kills 3 People

A palestinian bulldozer driver went on a rampage in downtown Jerusalem. He killed three people and injured about 40 others before police killed him. Voice of America


At least three people were killed and about forty others injured - many severely when a Palestinian bulldozer driver went on a rampage in downtown Jerusalem early Wednesday afternoon. VOA's Jim Teeple reports the bulldozer driver was killed by police who are describing the incident as a terrorist attack.

Witnesses reported a scene of chaos and panic as the bulldozer plowed through cars, knocked over a bus and damaged buildings on a busy downtown street near the city's main bus station.
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The driver of the bulldozer was shot by police. They say no motive is known in what police are describing as a terrorist attack.

"The employee of a contractor company working on the street here in Jerusalem directed his bulldozer in the direction of civilian vehicles - a bus and cars that are on the street all the time yelling Allah al-akbar, apparent to us based on things we have experienced in the past,' said Daniel Seaman, a spokesman for the Israeli government. "This is undeniably a terrorist attack."

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