TEL AVIVO – Israeli police announced that they had arrested the perpetrator of last night’s attack in Jerusalem, in which a terrorist opened fire in the old city against the passengers of a bus, and then against other passers-by, wounding eight, two of them seriously. “At the end of a manhunt in which large forces of the police, the border guard and the Shin Bet (secret services) took part – states a police statement – the terrorist who carried out the attack on the last night. He surrendered himself to the police. He also handed over the weapon with which he carried out the shooting. “
According to the military radio, the man has been identified as Amir Sidawi, 26, a resident of East Jerusalem and holder of an Israeli identity card.
The shooting took place near the Tomb of David, not far from the Western Wall. “There are a total of seven injured, all conscious, one woman and six men, of which two are serious,” explained Zaki Heller, spokesman for Magen David Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross.
In recent weeks, tensions have grown in Silwan between the Palestinian inhabitants and the Jewish enclave within it. From Gaza, Hamas welcomed the attack, without however taking responsibility for it.
Source: Ansa
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