Posted on 03/06/2008 1:37:43 PM PST by AngryCapitalist
Eight people were confirmed dead in a terror attack at Merkaz Harav Yeshiva, near the entrance to Jerusalem on Thursday evening. The attack was reportedly perpetrated by a resident of Jabel Mukaber in east Jerusalem.
Rescue workers evacuate wounded from the scene of Thursday's terror attack in Merkaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Photo: Channel 10 Magen David Adom have confirmed 10 wounded civilians, including three seriously. One terrorist was said to have been killed by a student.
Witnesses said that only one terrorist had entered the building and that he managed to fire 500-600 bullets over the course of 4-10 minutes before he was killed.
Although witnesses said only a single terrorist carried out the attack, police were searching the building for an additional terrorist, preventing the entrance of rescue workers. Later Police Chief David Cohen confirmed that there were no additional attackers.
The terrorist entered the Merkaz Harav Yeshiva in the neighborhood of Kiryat Moshe carrying weapons. He was not wearing a suicide-bomb belt as earlier reported.
The gunman entered the library where about 80 people were gathered, witnesses said, and opened fire.
Yitzhak Dadon, a student, said he was armed with a rifle and waited on the roof of a nearby building. "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.
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Double tap....
Armed student killing terrorist! Wooot! Way to go Yitzhak Dadon! You are a HERO!
Great shot!
Good aim!
Nice shooting Yitzhak.
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Well, not to be overly critical, but center-of-mass is typically your best aimpoint, unless you’re really close, or a REALLY accomplished shooter. Nice grouping, though!
Good guy...good work.I guess that was a mitzvah!
He may not have had a choice. Remember, these nutcases wear suicide vests, and a shot could detonate them.
My guess is that the Israelis have adopted something similar to the “antiarmor drill.” If the target is wearing a vest, aim for the head and throat unless you have something that will go through the vest or deliver enough kinetic energy through the vest to incapacite them.
That is what I like to hear. When will the Israelis end this permanently? The writing is on the wall. Peace talks are just the interlude between innocent Israelis being murdered while Palestinians celebrate in the streets. Is this the endless cycle that the Jewish people wish upon their country. They have the justification to end this and yet they continue to play the submissive. This can’t go on forever.
A lot of these terrorists now wear body armor. It's possible the kid made that observation and aimed for the head.
IMO, the morons running for POTUS haven’t a clue that these terrorists mean to do us in just like they plan to destroy Israel. Osama Hussein Obama and Hitlery never met a terrorist they didn’t feel sorry for or want to surrender to like all their Liberal cohorts in DC.
If only he had talked to him, he would have made the gunman understand... What a shame that these people had to die. What a blessing he was stopped by this great shot.
Did anyone else get a tingle when they read that?
They know. That they know should raise other questions.
Did anyone else get a tingle when they read that?
yes I got a tingle. It felt like a million people all smiling at once. Job well done sir!
That's what I call gun control.
Yep. Pistol vs. rifle, too.
I hope Yitzhak is considering running for office.
Well put, Red.
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