Police have identified the suspect as a 24-year-old Arab Israeli from Ma’ale Iron community. Of the several victims, two were critically hurt
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At least 14 people were hurt in a car-ramming attack in northern Israel on Thursday (February 27) in what police described as a “terror” incident.
“There is suspicion that this is a terror attack. Police forces successfully intercepted a suspicious vehicle, apprehending a suspect suspected to be responsible for the ramming,” said a police statement.
The incident occurred at the Karkur junction, south of the city of Haifa.
At the site, the attacker also stabbed two policemen with a screwdriver.
Channel 12 news quoted a police officer as saying that the attacker had been “neutralised”.
“The terrorist is in police hands. He has been neutralised.”
“The car accelerated and hit a group of people at Karkur Junction. It hit a bus stop,” the officer added.
“From there, he tried to continue on with the car. He accelerated toward a nearby police car and hit it. The officers chased him, caught him and neutralised him.”
Who is the suspect?
Police have identified the suspect as a 53-year-old Palestinian from Jenin, who had been residing in Israel without a permit while married to an Israeli citizen.
Of the 14 victims, two were critically hurt, including one 17-year-old.
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