Driver rams bulldozer into Jerusalem bus

By Steven Gutkin ASSOCIATED PRESS | Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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JERUSALEM (AP) -- A Palestinian bulldozer driver plowed into a string of vehicles on a busy Jerusalem street Wednesday, killing two people and wounding dozens of others before he was shot dead by police, according to authorities.

The attack wreaked havoc in downtown Jerusalem. Traffic was halted and hundreds of people fled through the streets in panic as medics treated the wounded. In a statement, police said a "terrorist" carried out the attack but gave no further details.

At the scene of the attack, two cars were flattened and a third was overturned. One bus was overturned, and another was heavily damaged. Israel's national rescue service confirmed two deaths and the two bodies lay motionless on the ground covered in plastic.

"I saw the bulldozer smash the car with its shovel. He smashed the guy sitting in the driver's seat," said Yaakov Ashkenazi, an 18-year-old seminary student.

Raw video: Bulldozer attack in Jerusalem

The national rescue service said at least 22 people were wounded, with at least 14 hospitalized.

Injured people sat dazed on the ground amid piles of broken glass and blood stains on the street. A baby had blood all over its face, and the driver of the bulldozer was slumped motionless over the steering wheel.

"Where's the baby? Where's the baby?" said one witness.

Yosef Spielman, who witnessed the attack, said the bulldozer picked up a car "like a toy."

"I was shocked. I saw a guy going crazy," he said. "All the people were running. They had no chance."

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