A motorist has driven a car into a group of soldiers in the Israeli city of Jerusalem, injuring at least 15 people - one seriously, reports say.
"We can confirm it was a terror attack.
The man was shot and killed," a police spokesman said.
The BBC's Paul Wood at the scene said a security guard at Jerusalem's City Hall fired two bullets at the driver.
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The busy road junction was close to the invisible line between the Jewish and Arab sections of central Jerusalem, near the Old City.
"A man in a vehicle struck a number of people in Kikar Tzahal [also known as Israel Defence Forces Square]," said police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.
The identity of the alleged attacker was not immediately known, with reports suggesting he could be Palestinian.
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(BBC)
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