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title: "Jerusalem bus stop shooting leaves two dead, eight injured"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/20716/jerusalem-bus-stop-shooting-leaves-two-dead-eight-injured
published: 2023-11-30T07:39:37Z
language: en
author: "Bogdan Nigai"
section: "International"
source: moldova1.md
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# Jerusalem bus stop shooting leaves two dead, eight injured

> Two people were killed and eight other people were injured in a shooting attack at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Thursday morning, Israeli ambulance service Magen David Adom said, cited by Reuters.

Two people were killed and eight other people were injured in a shooting attack at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Thursday morning, Israeli ambulance service Magen David Adom said, cited by [Reuters.](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/shooting-attack-jerusalem-wounds-least-6-ambulance-service-2023-11-30/)

![Reuters / Oficiali israelieni lucrează la locul unui incident violent din Ierusalim 30 noiembrie 2023](https://storage.moldova1.md/images/eab97ae9-2654-470e-8588-3b3fcb9ab588.jpg)

*Sursa: Reuters / Oficiali israelieni lucrează la locul unui incident violent din Ierusalim 30 noiembrie 2023*

In a statement, MDA said that the attack took place at the entrance to the city, near the Ramat Eshkol neighbourhood.

*"We received a call about a shooting attack at a bus stop near the entrance to Jerusalem,"* MDA said. *"We dispatched a large number of ambulances to the scene and are currently treating the injured."*

The Israeli police said that two terrorists arrived at the scene in a vehicle and opened fire on civilians at the bus stop. The terrorists were *"neutralised"* by security forces and a civilian who was nearby, the police said.

*"We are currently searching the area to ensure that there are no other attackers,"* the police said.

The US ambassador to Israel condemned the shootings.

*"A despicable terrorist attack in Jerusalem this morning,"* Ambassador Jack Lew said in a statement. *"We unequivocally condemn such brutal violence,"* according to Reuters.

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**