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Teen Killed After Bus Hits Ultra-Orthodox Draft Protest in Jerusalem

Police have opened a criminal probe into the bus driver's intent.

Overview

  • Magen David Adom said an approximately 18-year-old was found trapped under the bus and pronounced dead, with several others injured.
  • The incident unfolded in two stages, with three pedestrians struck on Shamgar Street and another on Ohel Yehoshua, according to emergency responders.
  • Police detained the driver and launched an investigation, and police sources said the case is not being treated as a terror attack.
  • Conflicting accounts are under review, including a driver claim that he was assaulted by rioters and witness allegations that he deliberately drove into a blocked crowd.
  • The crash occurred during a large anti-conscription rally attended by thousands that police said included a violent fringe blocking roads, damaging buses and confronting officers.