Car-Ramming Attack near Jerusalem, Two Men Wounded

Jerusalem, 13 October, 2016 (TPS) -- A car-ramming attack occurred around 1 p.m. at the A-Zaim checkpoint between Jerusalem and Maale Adumim.

Jerusalem Police said that a car arrived from the Jerusalem neighborhood of A-Tur and approached the checkpoint in violation of traffic regulations. When the driver noticed a Border Police jeep blocking his path, he accelerated towards the village of A-Zaim and hit the jeep and a police vehicle before fleeing the scene. Two border policemen in their 40s were lightly injured and were treated by Magen David Adom.

Police said that forces were searching the area to locate the suspected assailants and their vehicle, stressing that all possible motives were being investigated.