An Israeli police officer checks a bloodstained cloth in a bus following an incident in Jerusalem Aug. 14, 2022. (Credit: Ammar Awad/Reuters)
JERUSALEM — A gunman wounded eight people aboard a bus carrying Jewish worshippers in Jerusalem on Sunday, Israeli authorities and witnesses said, describing the incident as a suspected Palestinian attack.
The assailant fled the scene in Jerusalem's Old City, which houses sites holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians and is among areas where Palestinians seek statehood. Israel deems all of Jerusalem its capital — a status not recognized internationally.
Later Sunday, Israeli police announced that they had arrested a man suspected of shooting at a bus in central Jerusalem, injuring two of them seriously. "The terrorist is in our hands," police spokesman Eli Levy told Kan public radio.
The attack took place in the early hours of Sunday, as Jews were leaving Western Wall rites marking the end of the Sabbath.
"Jerusalem is our capital city and a tourist centre for all religious," Prime Minister Yair Lapid said in a statement, adding that Israeli security forces would "restore calm."
aboard a bus carrying Jewish worshippers in Jerusalem on Sunday,
Israeli authorities and witnesses said, describing the incident
as a suspected Palestinian attack.
The assailant fled the scene in Jerusalem's Old City, which
houses sites holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians and is among
areas where Palestinians seek...