Car ramming attack in East Jerusalem kills 3 in Israeli

By Zeynep Hilal Karyagdi Duran

JERUSALEM (AA) - The number rose to at least three people killed, including two children, in an attack on the illegal Jewish settlement of Ramot in occupied East Jerusalem.

The announcement of the death of an 8-year-old raised the tally -- two children and one man -- Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronot reported.

Israel's national emergency medical service Magen David Adom said Friday a car was driven into a crowd in the Ramot neighborhood, resulting in the injury to seven Israelis, with four severely.

The perpetrator was Palestinian Hussein Karaka, 33, a father of three, living in East Jerusalem and holding Israeli citizenship, according to Israeli media.

Karaka was shot to death by Israeli police, said reports.