‘I was running for an eternity’: Eyewitnesses recall horror of Jerusalem bus stop shooting that left six dead
At least six people have been killed by two Palestinian gunmen in the outskirts of Jerusalem, in what Israeli police are describing as a “terrorist attack”.
Eyewitnesses described scenes of horror as the two attackers opened fire at the bus stop near Ramot Junction during morning rush hour on Monday morning.
A 50-year-old man, a woman in her fifties and three men in their thirties were identified by the ambulance service as the victims of the attack.
Another 11 people have suffered injuries, including six who remain in a serious condition with gunshot wounds.
Follow our live blog on the shooting here.
As Israeli police continue to hunt for suspects who are believed to have aided the gunmen, The Independent looks at how the shooting unfolded and how eyewitnesses have described the attack.
Israeli police said that at around 10:15am local time on Monday, the two attackers opened fire at people waiting at a bus stop near Ramot Junction.
The junction is situated on the northern entrance to Jerusalem, on a road leading to Jewish settlements in eastern Jerusalem and other areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Dashboard camera footage has emerged which shows people fleeing from the vicinity of a bus which stopped by the side of a road as shots rang out.
In another video, the bus’s windscreen and windows are seen pierced with bullet holes.
Eyewitnesses described running from the bus stop as the two gunmen opened fire.
“Suddenly I hear the shots starting … I felt like I was running for an eternity,” said Ester Lugasi, a victim injured in the attack, who spoke to Israeli TV from hospital. “I thought I was going to die.”
Paramedic Fadi Dakidak, one of the first responders at the scene, said he had arrived to a “horrific sight”.
“When we arrived at the scene, there was panic everywhere,” he told Ynet News. “People were running in all directions and shouting. We provided initial medical treatment to all the wounded and evacuated them to hospitals.”
