Thursday, March 6, 2008
Eyewitnesses report four dead in Jerusalem terror attack
Two Palestinian terrorists entered the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Kiryat Moshe on Thursday night and opened fire at students inside.
Eyewitnesses said that they saw four people dead, Channel 1 reported.
Magen David Adom has confirmed casualties but the number of wounded was unknown. MDA has confirmed that one of the terrorists was killed...
I am hearing 8 dead, 30-40 wounded.
More at YNet who say there are six dead (so far): Report: 6 killed in Jerusalem terror attack
Six people reported killed in gun battle with terrorist fleeing scene of attack in Kiryat Moshe quarter; one infiltrator killed, said to have been wearing bomb belt
Two terrorists infiltrated a rabbinical seminary at the entrance of Jerusalem and opened fire after nightfall Thursday, police said. At least six people have been reported killed, the ZAKA emergency response service said.
Ambulances raced to the scene from around the city and paramedics confirmed numerous additional casualties. The gunmen entered a dining hall where about 80 people were gathered, witnesses said, and opened fire. "There are at least seven killed and 10 people wounded," said Eli Dein, director of Israel's rescue service.
The seminar is the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in the Kiryat Moshe quarter of Jerusalem, a well-known center of Jewish studies identified with the leadership of the settlement movement. It is home to several hundred students, most aged 18-30.
Jerusalem police spokesman Shmuel Ben Ruby said the slain gunman had an explosive belt on his body. "One or two terrorists infiltrated the Mercaz Harav seminary and opened fire in all directions. One terrorist was killed in an exchange of fire, and apparently he had an explosives belt." He said students were being evacuated from the building
Reports indicate police are currently in pursuit of the second terrorist...
Update: I'm being informed that most, if not all, of the dead are around 18 or under. See if the media reports them as children. This is also an unarmed and un(or lightly)-guarded religious school for haredi youth.
Update 2: The usual Palestinian reaction:
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.
Update 3: The celebrations have begun:
Dave has lots and lots of updates.
Two terrorists infiltrated a rabbinical,any,seminary in any city ad nauseum...When will the proponents of "proportional response" realize that this dictum of moral realativity will bring on the destruction of the West. The actions that the Nation of Israel undertakes after this carnage should never be questioned by the European Elites and UN brethren.,it is survival time.
Time for some MAJOR "collateral damage" to PaleSWINE.
This is the first time that I have heard Mercaz Ha Rav Kook referred to as "religious school for haredi youth." Mercaz Ha Rav Kook is as solidly dati Leumi/Modern Orthodox/Tzioni as they come, and even the anti-religious Jerusalem Post reports this outrage as an attack on Religious Zionism.
The attack is despicable and cowardly. Innocent people who should have lived are dead, solely because they were Jews. But try not to mischaracterize where the outrage was perpetrated.
Disregard my earlier post. I didn't scroll down far enough!
On to more substantive matters. Stuff like this atrocity only makes me MORE hard line. There can be NO peace process with people who believe that terrorism is acceptable. And, for the Western MSM which is already spinning this as a "reaction" to Israel's "disproportionate attack" in Gaza, I saw, F--- YOU!" It takes a lot to rouse me to use profanity, but I've really had it..........
BHG
Only 2 of the 8 dead were 18 or over - the rest were high school students.
None of the foreign coverage I have read points this out.