Three Israelis Killed in Attack at Jerusalem-Area Settlement
- Assailant opened fire after trying to enter with laborers
- Fourth person taken to hospital; attacker killed at the site
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A Palestinian gunman killed three Israelis at a West Bank settlement near Jerusalem after approaching an entrance gate with a group of day laborers, police said.
After being told to halt, the 37-year-old assailant took out a pistol and started shooting, killing two guards and a border policeman and seriously injuring a fourth Israeli, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a text message. Israeli security services identified the assailant as Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Jamal, a father of four, who had a permit to work in the Har Adar settlement.