JERUSALEM—A Palestinian man died Monday after ramming his car into pedestrians at a crowded bus stop at the western entrance to Jerusalem, wounding nine, according to Israeli police.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said bystanders shot Abed Almohsin Hassoneh, 21, from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina. She said police found an axe in Hassoneh’s vehicle, suggesting he intended to attack Israelis.
Israeli Channel 2 TV News showed a white Mazda that had barreled into a bus station Monday under the city’s iconic Calatrava bridge.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat arrived at the site minutes after the attack, which occurred near his home in west Jerusalem.
He said the city would erect protective barriers near bus stations on the city’s main traffic arteries.
Barkat praised the “immediate alertness” of bystanders who averted “a grave tragedy.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, “We are facing a new kind of terrorism, a terrorism of individuals that affects not only us but other states in the world as well.”
