Israelis killed in Jerusalem bus stabbing

Two people have been killed and 16 injured in a stabbing attack on a Jerusalem bus as an escalating spate of violence grips Israel and Palestine. Another Israeli was killed in a separate attack in the city.

According to witnesses, a Palestinian man began stabbing passengers on the No 78 bus as it passed through Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. The unarmed driver managed to escape and alert another driver, who called the police. Officers then shot and killed the attacker, though they said there was a second man involved.

A 60-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. A 45-year-old man critically wounded was later pronounced dead at Sha’are Tzedek hospital, Israel medical authorities said.

After the incident, the body of the attacker lay on the ground under a white tarpaulin as ambulances ferried the wounded away.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/13/jerusalem-bus-stabbing-escalation-in-violence-israel-palestine