Gun attack on synagogue in Jerusalem, 8 killed including the attacker

7 people were killed and 3 others injured in a gun attack on a synagogue (Jewish place of worship) in the suburbs of Israeli-occupied Jerusalem.

 The assailant himself was shot dead by the police while fleeing after the attack.

Friday

• The attack happened around 8:30 pm local time. People were gathering at the synagogue for special prayers on Saturday, the weekly Jewish holy day, when the assailant attacked.
• CCTV footage showed a masked man firing indiscriminately at the crowd outside the synagogue, injuring several people who were lying on the road.
• Fortunately, due to the presence of police and ambulance workers near the synagogue, it was possible to quickly take the injured to the hospital. "We arrived at the scene almost immediately (after the attack)," Shimon Alfasi, an ambulance worker at the scene, told Reuters. The situation there was terrible. 7-8 people were lying on the road in bloody condition. We rushed them to the hospital.'

"We arrived at the scene almost immediately (after the attack)," Shimon Alfasi, an ambulance worker at the scene, told Reuters. The situation there was terrible. 7-8 people were lying on the road in bloody condition. We rushed them to the hospital.'

Referring to this incident as a 'terrorist activity', the Jerusalem police said in a statement on Friday night that the attacker was approximately 21 years old. He is a Palestinian and a resident of East Jerusalem.