Palestinian driver ploughs into soldiers gathered at a promenade overlooking the Old City, killing four and injuring a dozen

Four Israeli soldiers, three of them cadets, were killed in Jerusalem on Sunday when a Palestinian attacker driving a truck ploughed into them deliberately, injuring more than a dozen more. pic.twitter.com/VOqU2T7k2M

The driver was shot dead by other soldiers and a tour guide with the group that was hit as the driver reversed back towards the dead and injured. It was the deadliest Palestinian attack in Jerusalem in months and targeted officer cadets who were disembarking from a bus that brought them to the Armon Hanatziv promenade, a stone-laden and grass-lined walkway with a panoramic view of the walled Old City. Roni Alsheich, the national police chief, told reporters he could not rule out that the Palestinian was motivated by a truck ramming attack in a Berlin Christmas market that killed 12 people last month. Some soldiers had been told to hide in case of a second attack, while others were shooting the chauffeur.”

A security guard identified only as A told Channel 10: “In a split second I looked to my left and saw what I can only describe as a speeding truck which sent me flying.
A truck rams into a group of Israeli soldiers in a deliberate attack in East Jerusalem, killing four and wounding 21. The perpetrator was previously convicted of terrorism and was jailed for 10 years.