Two terrorists opened fire on people waiting at a bus stop at the entrance to Jerusalem around 8 a.m. local time. Three people were killed and at least seven others were injured, several of them seriously.
An armed civilian and two off-duty IDF reservists eliminated the terrorists in a brief gun battle, and security forces are searching the area for possible additional suspects.
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The shooters were brothers from the eastern side of Jerusalem. According to Channel 14 News, they identified with Hamas, and both had previously been jailed by Israel for terrorist activities.
I commend Israel for allowing their citizens to be armed, those terrorists were hurrying to get away because they were worried they would be stopped. They had good reason to worry, they were stopped.
It is a sad thing this happened, but it is a perfect example of what can happen when people of hatred are allowed to live among people who are willing to live and let live. Free nations who allow their citizens to be armed have nothing to fear from attacks from outside or even from within, those who are armed have shown in the US and Israel, it is the bad guys who have the most to lose.