A Palestinian man drove his car into the light rail station at Shimon HaTzadik street in Jerusalem. 8 people are injured, 2 in serious condition. The terrorist, after plowing into the rail station and hitting the commuters waiting for the train there, also rammed his car into other cars driving along the street. Once his car was no longer able to be driven, he exited the car with a crowbar and attacked pedestrians with it. He was then shot by police and border guards who were in the area. The terrorist died of his gunshot wound at the scene soon afterwards.
Three critically injured people were evacuated to Hadassah Medical Center in serious condition. One was pronounced dead soon after arrival.
The driver was a member of Hamas, and lived in Shuafat, a predominantly Arab neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. The terrorist’s name is Ibrahim al-Akari. His family is no stranger to terror activities, as his brother was one of the terrorists released in the Gilad Shalit deal.
This attack follows a similarly executed attack using a car and driving into a light rail station. The first attack killed 20 year old Karen Muscara, and three month old infant Chaya Zissel Braun.
