One killed in suspected ramming attack in northern Israel

AFP

One man was killed and another wounded in a suspected attack on Sunday in northern Israel when a man rammed his vehicle into a bus stop, then stabbed another man and fired shots at passing motorists, emergency services said.

A medical team at the scene pronounced the death of a man of around 70 years of age who was shot, the Israeli ambulance service said in a statement.

A second man who was wounded was taken to hospital.

The identity of the assailant was not immediately clear. He was shot dead by police officers who were at the scene, a police spokesperson said.

Israel's public broadcaster Kan said that after the man rammed his car into the bus stop and stabbed a man there, he opened fire from an automatic weapon at motorists driving past.

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