Three police have been injured in Jerusalem after a car ran into them. The three were walking on the sidewalk when the car slammed into them.
The vehicular attack happened on the “Cohen’s Path” near Beit Orot on the Mount of Olives.
One is moderately injured with pelvic injuries, and the other two are lightly injured.
The police managed to shoot at the car.
Paramedics are on scene, and the injured are being transported to Sharei Tzedek hospital.
Mayor Nir Barkat’s car was stoned by Arabs in nearby Beit Orot, and the windshield was damaged.
Ambulances arriving at the scene to treat the wounded were also attacked.
Arabs in the area are currently rioting.
Police have found the car used in the attack, but the driver has escaped.