Israeli authorities said they arrested two men in Jerusalem on Monday after a car plowed into pedestrians, injuring at least three people in what police described as a terrorist attack.
video The episode, broadcast by Israel’s Channel 12, showed a car speeding around a sharp bend and hitting a group of people, who flew over the roof of the car. picture Photos shared by police on social media showed a white sedan crashing into another vehicle on a side street.
Video shows the vehicle appearing to hit a parked car after hitting the pedestrian. Two young men then ran into the street with weapons before fleeing the area.
Police said two men were arrested at a nearby closed shop and the weapon used in the attack had been recovered.
It was the latest attack in Jerusalem in recent months since Israeli forces began fighting Hamas in Gaza. last monthA 15-year-old boy stabbed two Israelis at a checkpoint at the entrance to Jerusalem. NovemberA gunman killed three Israelis at the entrance to the city, and a fourth Israeli who fired at the attackers was shot dead by Israeli soldiers who mistook him for an attack participant.
on Monday, video After the arrest, footage posted online by Channel 12 showed law enforcement officers leading the man away as a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews, some of whom stood on rooftops, applauding and cheering.
