(Jerusalem) Three Arab gunmen went on the rampage this morning near the Lion’s Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City where they killed 2 policemen and injured another. The assailants, who were residents of Umm al-Fahm, near Haifa, armed with two homemade Carlo submachine guns and a handgun, shot at several police officers near the Lion’s Gate entrance to the site, before running into the compound. Police spokesman Luba Samri:
The two policemen who died of their injuries in hospital have been named as Advanced Staff Sergeant Major Kamil Shanan, aged 22, and Advanced Staff Sergeant Major Hail Sattawi, who was 30. They were Druze from Israel's northern Galilee region.
The area has now been cleared of visitors and closed, with police announcing that Muslim Friday prayers, usually attended by thousands, would be cancelled for the first time in 17 years.
“When they saw policemen they shot towards them and then escaped towards one of the mosques in the Temple Mount compound,” police spokesman. “A chase ensued and the three terrorists were killed by police."Police are investigating how the assailants were able to get their weapons, which included a handgun, two Carlo Gustav submachine, and a knife, past strict security. Footage of the incident shows the latter part of the gun battle where one of the assailants jump up off of the floor before being brought down by a fusillade of shots.
🆘‼️👮🔥 3 Pali terrorists shoot police in #Jerusalem under Allahu Akbar. 3 cops were injured seriously. Attackers killed near al-Aqsa mosque. pic.twitter.com/oFG8kUDd3N— Onlinemagazin (@OnlineMagazin) July 14, 2017
The two policemen who died of their injuries in hospital have been named as Advanced Staff Sergeant Major Kamil Shanan, aged 22, and Advanced Staff Sergeant Major Hail Sattawi, who was 30. They were Druze from Israel's northern Galilee region.
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| Sgt Maj Hail Sattawi (left) and Sgt Maj Kamil Shanan |
The area has now been cleared of visitors and closed, with police announcing that Muslim Friday prayers, usually attended by thousands, would be cancelled for the first time in 17 years.
