The Israeli authorities stated that they had arrested two males in Jerusalem on Monday after a car was used to ram into pedestrians, injuring not less than three folks, in what the police referred to as a terrorist assault.
Video of the episode broadcast on Israel’s Channel 12 exhibits a automotive dashing round a pointy nook and ramming into a gaggle of individuals, who went flying excessive of the car. Pictures shared on social media by the police present a white sedan that had crashed into one other automotive on a small avenue.
After hitting the pedestrians, the car seems to crash right into a parked automotive, in line with the video. Two younger males then run out onto the road, pointing weapons, earlier than fleeing the world.
The police stated that the 2 males had been arrested in a close-by retailer that was closed, and {that a} weapon used within the assault had been recovered.
It was the most recent assault in Jerusalem in current months, since Israeli forces went to battle towards Hamas in Gaza. Final month, a 15-year-old boy stabbed two Israelis at a checkpoint on the entrance to Jerusalem. In November, a gunman killed three Israelis at an entrance to the town, and a fourth Israeli who opened hearth on the assailant was killed by Israeli troopers who mistook him for a participant within the assault.
On Monday, video posted on-line by Channel 12 after the arrest exhibits males being led away by legislation enforcement officers as a crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jews, some standing on rooftops, clap and cheer.
