Tension simmers after car attacks in Jerusalem and West Bank
- 10 years ago
Police in Israel are on high alert... a day after two separate car attacks left one person dead and three soldiers injured.
The drivers in both cases were Palestinian, their attacks sparking fears of a new uprising in East Jerusalem.
The first incident happened at a light railway station, where a Palestinian drove into a crowd, killing one and injuring more than a dozen people.
The city has set up large concrete blocks in and around the stops in a bid to keep passengers safe.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) PASSENGER AMY SAROUSI SAYING:
"I feel safer today that I see that they have the roadblocks. I hope that I don't have to stand behind them all the time but at least you know they are there."
The second incident happened outside this West Bank refugee camp, where a man drove into three soldiers at a nearby military post. The soldiers were injured, one seriously, and the driver of the van is still being sought.
The attacks came amid rising tensions over
The drivers in both cases were Palestinian, their attacks sparking fears of a new uprising in East Jerusalem.
The first incident happened at a light railway station, where a Palestinian drove into a crowd, killing one and injuring more than a dozen people.
The city has set up large concrete blocks in and around the stops in a bid to keep passengers safe.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) PASSENGER AMY SAROUSI SAYING:
"I feel safer today that I see that they have the roadblocks. I hope that I don't have to stand behind them all the time but at least you know they are there."
The second incident happened outside this West Bank refugee camp, where a man drove into three soldiers at a nearby military post. The soldiers were injured, one seriously, and the driver of the van is still being sought.
The attacks came amid rising tensions over