Several injured in Jerusalem
Assassins rush into a group of people – then their weapon jams
April 22, 2024, 11:41 a.m
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In Jerusalem, two attackers race into a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews and then try to shoot them. The victims probably owe their lives to the men’s striking weapons. The attack is well documented thanks to a surveillance camera.
A car drove into several pedestrians in Jerusalem. Israeli police said three people were slightly injured. The incident occurred in the Romema district east of the city center. According to the information, the attackers were able to escape.
Israeli media shows surveillance camera footage showing a car traveling at high speed ramming three ultra-Orthodox Jews standing on a sidewalk. Another person can just take a step to the side. Two of the victims fly in a high arc over the hood, another to the side. The car then drives around the corner and two men get out. They try to fire shots at the ultra-Orthodox Jews with their weapons, but apparently have problems with it. Shortly afterwards they disappear from the camera’s field of vision.
The police said they were searching for the two attackers, who got out of the vehicle with a submachine gun and fled. Other videos on social networks show heavily armed officers searching cars and securing the scene of the incident.
Since the war against Hamas began on October 7, Palestinians have carried out a series of attacks in Israeli cities and towns, some of them fatal. At the same time, there are repeated attacks by radical Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank. In view of this, the EU recently imposed sanctions on individuals and organizations believed to be responsible for violence.