The attack against the bus occurred near King David's Tomb in Jerusalem's Old City

The attack against the bus occurred near King David's Tomb in Jerusalem's Old City

  • Five Americans were among the eight people wounded in Sunday's attack
  • It's believed that at least four of the victims are from the same Williamsburg, Brooklyn family who had traveled to Israel just last Wednesday 
  • Worshippers leaving Sabbath prayers at Western Wall targeted in 'terror attack'
  • Shooter opened fire on full bus, wounding eight. Driver: 'Everybody panicked'
  • Israeli media identified the suspected attacker as a 26-year-old Palestinian from east Jerusalem who fled the scene but has since turned himself in
  • Two of the victims in the attack were in serious condition, including a pregnant woman with abdominal injuries and a man with gunshot wounds to the head
  • Israel's PM said security forces will 'restore calm' while Hamas praised attack
  • Yair Lapid added: 'Whoever harms the citizens of Israel will have nowhere to run'

Five Americans, including a family from New York, were among the eight victims wounded when a gunman opened fire at a bus full of Jewish worshippers on their way home from Jerusalem's Western Wall at the end of Sabbath this morning.

The shooting happened as the bus waited in a parking lot near David's Tomb on Mount Zion, just outside the Old City walls. 

The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, confirmed in a tweet that American citizens were among the wounded, and added that he has spoken with the families and continuing to monitor the situation.'

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