Terror attack on Jerusalem's Temple Mount
The police press-service reports that three terrorists opened fire on a group of policemen near the Temple Mount. The assailants fled to the Temple Mount where they were killed by police officers. Israel Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said guns were found in their possession, which included a handgun, two Carlo Gustav rifles, and a knife.
According to eyewitnesses, one of the terrorists, considered neutralized, at some point stood up and tried to attack the police again, after which he was shot.
Magen David Adom (Israel's national Emergency Medical Service) initially reported that three Israeli males in their 30s were injured, two of whom were in critical condition, and one who was lightly injured and fully conscious. The critically injured were transported to Hadassah University Medical Center.
Jerusalem’s Chief of Police has ordered the Temple Mount closed and evacuated. Friday prayers at the site were cancelled. All gates to the Old City of Jerusalem were closed.
The information is being updated. The details of the investigation are prohibited for publication.
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