Four people killed In Jerusalem Lorry attack

Four people have been killed in Jerusalem by a Palestinian man who drove a lorry into a group of soldiers, in what police called a terror attack.

Three women and one man, all in their twenties, were killed and 17 others were wounded, police said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker, who was shot dead by soldiers, was a suspected supporter of so-called Islamic State.

But the prime minister gave no evidence to support the claim.

The victims were taking part in an educational trip, the Israeli military said that their names were Lt Yael Yekutiel, 20; Lt Shir Hajaj, 22; 2nd Lt Erez Orbach, 20 and 2nd Lt Shira Tzur, 20.

The attacker, identified as 28-year-old Fadi Qunbar, came from the Palestinian district of Jabel Mukaber in east Jerusalem, near to the attack site.

CCTV footage showed the truck ploughing at high speed into the soldiers, before reversing over the victims.

"He drove backward to crush more people," eyewitness Leah Schreiber told reporters. "That was really clear."The attack took place on the popular Armon Hanatziv promenade overlooking the walled Old City of Jerusalem.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said security had been heightened throughout the city in response.An emergency meeting of the Israeli security cabinet approved administrative detention for IS sympathizers and authorized the destruction of the driver's home.
Mr Netanyahu visited the site of the attack on Sunday afternoon and said: "We know that there has been a series of terror attacks.

"There definitely could be a connection between them - from France to Berlin, and now Jerusalem."Attackers in Nice and Berlin last year used the same method of driving a lorry through a crowd.
More than 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period.Israel says Palestinian incitement has fulled the attacks. The Palestinian leadership has blamed frustration rooted in decade