It was a rabbinical school, as being reported by CNN right now.
JERUSALEM - Two terrorists infiltrated a rabbinical seminary at the entrance of Jerusalem and opened fire after nightfall Thursday, police said. One person was wounded. Ambulances raced to the scene from around the city.
The seminar is the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in the Kiryat Moshe quarter of Jerusalem.
Israel TV quoted reports from rescue services saying that two infiltrators and two other people were killed.
Sorry to hear of this. At least it appears they got the perps.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Rescue services director says at least seven killed in shooting attack at Jerusalem seminary.
And the UN Humans Rights Council just got through condemning Israel for its offensive in Gaza!
Update: 8 Killed, 35 Wounded in Merkaz HaRav
(IsraelNN.com) At least eight students were wounded in a terrorist shooting in the Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem on Thursday night. Thirty-five were wounded.One terrorist was shot and killed during the attack. The terrorist was wearing an explosives belt, which has not yet been neutralized. Police began clearing all students from the area.
Police are searching the area for a second terrorist who may have escaped.
(IsraelNN.com) Two Arab terrorists infiltrated Jerusalem’s Merkaz HaRav Yeshiva at around 8:30 Thursday night and murdered eight Jews. At least 40 people have been wounded; one is in critical condition and a second victim was wounded moderately.
The attackers opened fire on the students before one of them was gunned down himself. A second terrorist apparently escaped and may be hiding in the yeshiva building. Security forces are deployed in the surrounding neighborhood, with police saying that all the students have been evacuated.
I’ll try and keep up to date on this as I intend to post it on some British sites
It’s now 8 dead.
This school might be right near the Western Wall
PRAYERS UP!!
Islam is an eternal pestilence
It’s time Israel evacuated Gaza of all women and children under 12 then wipe everyone remaining out.
What would Golda do?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Yerah Toker of the Hatzelah Rescue services said terorists from inside the yeshiva building fired at the emergency squads who reached the site to treat the wounded. Magen David ambulances sent to the site have evacuated the wounded to hospitals.
Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupoliansky described the situation as a sad sad day for Jerusalem. The municipality he said has set up a special situation room to assist and give out necessary details to family members seeking an update on the situation. Lupoliansky also took the opportunity to call on the government to complete the construction of the security barrier surrounding Jerusalem, in order to prevent terrorists from entering the capital.
Unconfirmed reports claim the terrorists were dressed as yeshiva students.
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***In Gaza City, residents went out into the streets and fired rifles in celebration in the air after hearing news of the attack on the seminary.***
The Palestinians are rabid animals and should be treated as such.
Sad! It’s time to call out another hit squad like the one in “Munich” to track these murdering suckers down and blow the palis away.
"He came out of the library spraying automatic fire. ... The terrorist came to the entrance and I shot him twice in the head," he said.
Medic Yaron Tzuker said he arrived as the gunfire was still going on.
"They were still shooting when we got here," he told Channel 10 TV. "We took cover and the ambulance was hit. It's horrible inside — dead bodies and wounded — it's horrific."
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