TIMES OF ISRAEL
by AFP
October 23, 2014
State Department still will not confirm that 3-month-old Chaya Zissel Braun was an American citizen.
The United States on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack by a Palestinian who rammed his car into pedestrians in Jerusalem, killing a baby. “We express our deepest condolences to the family of the baby, reportedly an American citizen, who was killed in this despicable attack,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.
“We urge all sides to maintain calm and avoid escalating tensions in the wake of this incident.” The US State Department would not confirm to the Times of Israel that the baby, Chaya Zissel Braun, was a US citizen. Six other people were injured in the incident, which took place in the early evening. Israeli police called it a “hit and run terror attack…..
…….The driver, identified as Abed Abdelrahman Shaludeh, a Palestinian from Silwan in east Jerusalem, died from his injuries early on Thursday, the Shaarei Tzedek hospital said. The 21-year-old had been shot and wounded as he tried to flee the scene, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said……
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