At least two people were was hurt in a suspected terror attack near the West Bank settlement of Shilo. The assailant in the ramming attack was neutralized according to initial reports.
Security forces were on the scene and were investigating whether the wounded man was shot and if so were his wounds caused in the response to the attack.
Suspected West Bank ramming attack
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Scene of a suspected West Bank ramming attack
( שימוש לפי סעיף 27 א' לחוק זכויות היוצרים)
Emergency Health Services MDA said paramedics were treating two people in their 20s who suffered light injuries and were fully conscious. They were also treating more people suffering from shock.
Eyewitnesses told settler leaders that the assailant first drove into a bus stop attempting to runover the people there. He then left his car yielding a knife and began chasing two people to stab them. An armed civilian shot at the terrorist and killed him.
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