Update 10:43 AM: Hit-and-Run Terrorist Killed after Injuring 2
Published: May 20th, 2015
An Arab terrorist injured two police officers, one of them a woman, with his vehicle shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday in the A-Tur neighborhood near the Mount of Olives in eastern Jerusalem.
Officials have confirmed our previous report that the terrorist reportedly was killed by security forces as he tried to shift into reverse and kill the victims.
District police commander Moshe Edri praised the police officer who shot the terrorist and prevented others from being injured by the Arab driver.
The police officers were guarding in the area and were evacuated to Shaarei Tzedek and Hadassah Ein Kerem hospitals. The policewoman suffered moderate injuries and the policemen is being treated for light injuries.