Gunmen kill several at Ramot Junction bus stop in Jerusalem

Gunmen opened fire at a busy bus stop at the Ramot Junction on the northern edge of Jerusalem on Monday morning, killing several people and wounding more amid a rush hour crush, officials said. Police said the attackers were neutralised at the scene and security forces sealed roads around the area as they launched an investigation.

Emergency services gave differing early totals. Magen David Adom, Israel's ambulance service, initially reported four dead and about 15 wounded after receiving calls of gunfire at 10:13 a.m. local time, and later updates from hospitals and other officials put the toll at five or six dead and between 11 and 17 injured. Police and hospital statements varied as they treated and transferred victims, several of whom were in serious condition.

Police said two gunmen opened fire at people waiting at a bus stop at the junction on Yigal Yadin Street, a main road leading into Jerusalem from the north and to settlements in east Jerusalem. Israeli media and witness footage indicated the attackers also boarded a bus and fired into passengers. Video circulating from the scene showed commuters fleeing and a bus with its windshield riddled with bullet holes.