Jerusalem Synagogue Shooting: Israel arrests 42 after attack

42 people have been arrested by the Israeli Police in connection with a deadly shooting which happened on Friday at a Synagogue in East Jerusalem.

Jerusalem Synagogue Shooting: An Israeli Border police officer
Jerusalem Synagogue Shooting: An Israeli Border police officer. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad

In the deadliest attack of its kind in years, seven people lost their lives, and at least three sustained injuries.

In a separate attack outside the city, two were also injured on Saturday.

The Israeli Police said, the gunman in the attack that happened on Saturday is a 13-year old boy.

The gave no more details, however, said the boy had been “neutralized”.

Responding to the two attacks, authorities have “permanently” stationed officers from a counter-terrorism unit in Jerusalem to “promptly respond to exceptional events whenever necessary”.

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