Deadly ramming at bus stop north of Tel Aviv being investigated as terrorist attack – Israeli authorities

The number of people reported injured when a truck rammed into a bus stop in Ramat Hasharon, north of Tel Aviv, in Israel earlier today has risen to “about 40”, according to an agency citing Israeli police – and the authorities are saying they suspect it was deliberate.

One person was killed and it was known earlier that dozens had been injured in the incident, which took place near a military base. Hamas and Islamic Jihad praised the suspected attack but did not claim it.

The driver of the truck was a Palestinian citizen of Israel, police said, and was “neutralised” by passersby carrying firearms.

Reuters has reported that Israeli police said about 40 people were injured to varying degrees, including some seriously, and were taken to nearby hospitals.

All investigative directions are being examined with an emphasis on the suspicion that this is a terror attack. Initial investigations suggest that the truck driver, who was traveling near the Glilot base from north to south, veered off course and hit a bus and people waiting at the stop with the truck,” police said.

Israeli media reported that the attacker was an Israeli Arab from Qalansawe in central Israel.

Source » theguardian.com