Police attempting to trace the steps of the terrorists indicate that according to eyewitness reports, he drove on Sarei Yisrael Street and turned left onto Jaffa Street. The attack occurred at approximately 12:00 noon. The terrorist smashed into a number of cars, crushing some, and then into two buses, turning them on their side.

Rescue workers on the scene believe there may be victims trapped under the remains of the buses, but report the passengers on board were successfully removed from the vehicles. It appears the driver of the tractor, the terrorist, was shot dead at close range by a police Yassam (SWAT) member.

EMS response was city-wide as MDA declared a multi-casualty incident shortly after the reports came into their central dispatch system. Hatzolah, ZAKA and other volunteer units, on motorcycles and in other vehicles responded from all areas of the city, working their way to the city center, just a little over a block from the city’s central bus station.

Area hospitals were placed on standby to receive the wounded, especially Hadassah Ein Kerem’s trauma center, which usually takes the most serious cases, along with Shaare Zedek Hospital’s trauma unit.

At present, there is much conflicting information but it appears to be in excess of 20 injured, with some listed in serious condition. There are a number of victims who were declared dead on the scene.

As we go to print, Jerusalem Police spokesman Shmuel Ben-Ruby confirms the terrorist was a resident of eastern Jerusalem who was “known to police”. (Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)