UPDATE 2 - 3 killed, 6 injured in Jerusalem shooting attack

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By Mahmoud Barakat

ANKARA (AA) - Three people, including a woman, were killed and six others injured in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Thursday, Israeli Channel 12 reported.

Earlier on Thursday, Israel's Broadcasting Authority said two people were killed and seven others injured in the attack.

In an earlier statement on X, the Magen David Adom rescue service said the body of a 24-year-old woman and eight injured people were taken to Shaare Tzedek and Hadassah Ein Karem hospitals.

Five of the injured are in serious condition, it added.

Two “terrorists” opened fire at civilians at a bus stop near the entrance of Jerusalem, particularly at Givat Shaul junction, The Jerusalem Post reported citing Israeli police.

The two assailants were fatally shot by security forces and a civilian.​​​​​​​

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority identified the assailants as Murad, 30, and Ibrahim Nimer 38, two brothers from Sur Baher town in East Jerusalem.

It claimed both of them were former prisoner members of Hamas.

The Palestinian side has yet to comment on the incident.