Three people killed in shooting near Jerusalem
Al Jazeera
Israeli police say officers shoot two of the gunmen, and a third tries to escape but is found and arrested.
At least three people have been killed and eight wounded when Palestinian gunmen opened fire at motorists near an Israeli checkpoint near occupied East Jerusalem.
The head of Israel’s ambulance service, Eli Bean, told the public broadcaster Kan that two women were seriously wounded on Thursday.
Israeli police said the attackers took advantage of slow morning traffic on the central highway east of Jerusalem near the Maale Adumim settlement in the occupied West Bank and opened fire with automatic weapons at cars waiting near a checkpoint.
A spokesperson said the gunmen were Palestinians but gave no further details.
Israeli police said two gunmen were killed and a third was arrested.
