JERUSALEM (TNA) — A Palestinian drove a car into a crowd waiting for the Jerusalem light rail at the Givat HaTachmoshet (Ammunition Hill) station on Wednesday, Oct. 22. An infant died following the incident and 7 people were injured: 3 in serious condition, and 4 with light to moderate injuries.. The driver attempted to escape by foot, and was shot dead by a policeman on site. All eight injured people, including the infant, were taken to the hospital, where the infant died.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: “The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms today’s terrorist attack in Jerusalem. We express our deepest condolences to the family of the baby, reportedly an American citizen, who was killed in this despicable attack, and extend our prayers for a full recovery to those injured. We urge all sides to maintain calm and avoid escalating tensions in the wake of this incident.”
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APN condemns terrorist attack
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Americans for Peace Now (APN) strongly condemned Wednesday’s deadly terrorist attack in Jerusalem.
A young Palestinian, a former security prisoner who is reportedly a member of Hamas, intentionally rammed a private car into a crowd in East Jerusalem, near Mount Scopus. .
APN condemns the attack. We send our condolences to the family of the baby who was killed and we wish full recovery to those who were injured.
Tensions in Jerusalem have reached a boiling point in recent months and weeks, fueled by mutual Arab-Jewish violence, by new settlement activity in East Jerusalem, inside Palestinian neighborhoods, by confrontational actions on the Temple Mount, and by other provocative actions.
APN calls on all Jerusalemites — Jewish and Arab, Israeli and Palestinian — to stop the violence and to stop provocative activity that may spawn more violence in the holy city and beyond. We also call on the government of Israel and on the local authorities to do their utmost to prevent further deterioration. First and foremost, we call on all the parties involved to help pave the way to meaningful, serious negotiations over an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement that would include a permanent resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over Jerusalem.
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