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Truck rams into crowd in Jerusalem, driver shot

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At least 15 people were reported hurt after a truck rammed into pedestrians in Jerusalem, police and the ambulance service said, calling it a deliberate attack.

According to the report, the driver of the truck has been shot following the incident on Sunday.

“It is a terrorist attack, a ramming attack,” a police spokeswoman said on Israel Radio, which reported that bodies were “strewn on the street”.

The radio said the driver of the vehicle was shot.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service said two of victims were seriously injured.

In a separate report, Reuters said at least three people were killed.

An image posted on social media showed a white truck with several bullet holes on its windshield.

Al-Jazeera