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VIDEO: Policeman shoots and kills Jerusalem terrorist during rampage
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Jerusalem, Israel 

A policeman and an off-duty Israel Defense Forces soldier were being hailed as heroes Wednesday after they climbed up on the cab of the bulldozer driven by a terrorist and shot him dead.

The terrorist - an Arab resident of East Jerusalem - had smashed the bulldozer into a series of vehicles, including a commuter bus, killing three people and wounding dozens more.

Policeman Eli Mizrahi said he was at the Mahane Yehuda open-air market when he heard over his radio that the bulldozer was rumbling in his direction.
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Speeding to the scene on his motorcycle, Mizrahi arrived just after a policewoman shot the Palestinian driving the vehicle. But then, unexpectedly, the attacker stepped on the gas pedal once more and ran over a police car, Mizrahi said.

"He started to drive like crazy and held the steering wheel, pressing against it, and started to race down the street," Mizrahi told reporters at the scene.

While the construction machine was moving, Mizrahi and an off-duty soldier climbed up to the driver's cab. The soldier fired first, and then Mizrahi shot the driver twice.

"I ran up the steps and, while he was still driving like crazy and trying to harm civilians, I fired at him twice more and that's it, he was neutralized," Mizrahi said, speaking calmly to a swarm of reporters.

The soldier said he had been riding his bike through downtown en route home when he noticed the bulldozer plowing into the bus.

"I understood imemdiately that this was a terror attack. I threw down my bank and hurried to make contact with the terrorist," Pulser said. "I got closer to the bulldozer, the whole time looking for my weapon to shoot him. I noticed Oron Ben Shimon, an armed civilian, and together we tried to neutralize the terrorist. We tried at least to pull his feet off the accelerator."

"The terrorist yelled, 'God is great!' I grabbed Oron's handgun and fired three bullets. As soon as I was sure he was dead I lifted the gun so as not to hurt passersby," he added.

Coincidentally, the soldier is the brother-in-law of Captain David Shapira, the man who four months ago opened fire and killed the terrorist who infiltrated the Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem, killing eight students.

More videos from the scene of the attack:
Jerusalem terror attack: Clip 2
Jerusalem terror attack: Clip 3

(Please note that some of the images in these videos are of a graphic nature)

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      1.   Kuntar 15:30  |  hanoi 02/07/08
      2.   kol hakavod bravo 15:52  |  claude 02/07/08
      3.   This person could be arrested? 16:43  |  HAT 02/07/08
      4.   is this what Durson, Johnboy the rest mean when they say never in 16:45  |  Robert/Montreal 02/07/08
      5.   what`s ho heroic?! 16:47  |  bashar 02/07/08
      6.   Go on Bashar, don`t stop! Show everybody who you are! 16:58  |  MR 02/07/08
      7.   To 1: This person could have been arrested 17:02  |  Max 02/07/08
      8.   what`s so heroic?!! 17:06  |  Italian Reader 02/07/08
      9.   good job 17:06  |  tom 02/07/08
      10.   More Palestinian Self-Sabotage 17:06  |  Jimmy 02/07/08
      11.   HERO 17:07  |  G-dsHumbleServant 02/07/08
      12.   give Hizbollah his body in the swap deal :-) 17:09  |  GottaBeKiddingMe 02/07/08
      13.   You never watched the WHOLE thing. 17:09  |  WUAV 02/07/08
      14.   Killing a Terrorist 17:10  |  Hyim 02/07/08
      15.   What`s heroic about that, in case you`d wonder 17:10  |  Jul 02/07/08
      16.   SUUUUURE He Could have been Stopped! 17:15  |  ML/NJ 02/07/08
      17.   Bashar - I`d like to see what you do when you child is in danger 17:17  |  Allon 02/07/08
      18.   Arrest? Seriously? 17:17  |  Derek 02/07/08
      19.   great talkbacks really 17:20  |  john 02/07/08
      20.   It happened because Merkaz HaRav terrorist murderer`s house 17:20  |  Genuine Tosefta 02/07/08
      21.   Execution style killing... 17:29  |  Sharon 02/07/08
      22.   Israeli hero 17:41  |  Matthew 02/07/08
      23.   Bravo Derek 17:43  |  Avi Tz. 02/07/08
      24.   1. This person could be arrested? 17:43  |  Yitz 02/07/08
      25.   Policeman shoots and kills Jerusalem terrorist 17:47  |  G Konecky 02/07/08
      26.   The soldier and the policeman are heroes 17:47  |  Baba 02/07/08
      27.   bashar apparently lives in utopia... 17:49  |  Gabriel 02/07/08
      28.   reasonable force 17:49  |  aron 02/07/08
      29.   Palestinian self sabotage 17:52  |  Daniel 02/07/08
      30.   I agree with #9... 17:54  |  Austin Rose 02/07/08
      31.   #3 Bashar Could have been stoppped not good enough 17:57  |  * BEN JABO 02/07/08
      32.   Pathetic - HAT 17:57  |  Darren 02/07/08
      33.   to those who think the killer should have been arrested 18:01  |  Marc 02/07/08
      34.   A Hero that probably save many lives. 18:05  |  Nachman 02/07/08
      35.   to message 1 . arrested ? 18:07  |  paulo2005 02/07/08
      36.   Arrested? Why? How about an afternoon tea? 18:10  |  Robert 02/07/08
      37.   Police did right, Terrorist could have had a suicidal belt on 18:11  |  Rachel in USA 02/07/08
      38.   Extrajudicial Murder? 18:17  |  Victor 02/07/08
      39.   Policeman shoots and kills Jerusalem terrorist 18:22  |  philo 02/07/08
      40.   "God" 18:33  |  Ricardo Levy 02/07/08
      41.   Bashar the left will put him in jail, and make D Pal a hero 18:37  |  Simon 02/07/08
      42.   all participants dead and alive, are Palestinian heroes! 18:39  |  z 02/07/08
      43.   the relevant question is not whether the terrorist could have 18:54  |  Arnaud 02/07/08
      44.   Victor (and other idiots) 18:57  |  JP 02/07/08
      45.   Policeman and soildier. 18:58  |  Neal 02/07/08
      46.   #26 Victor - In Most Civilized Countries...They Also Have Idiots 19:00  |  JP 02/07/08
      47.   Execution style shooting - PLEASE! 19:01  |  D 02/07/08
      48.   #26 Victor - Toronto 19:02  |  * BEN JABO 02/07/08
      49.   completely agree with #26 19:03  |  Phil 02/07/08
      50.   Kuntar should hav ebeen treated the same way 19:03  |  * BEN JABO 02/07/08
      51.   Why arrest Arab murderers? 19:10  |  Genuine Tosefta 02/07/08
      52.   No more prisoners and keep the bpdy 19:19  |  CM 02/07/08
      53.   Terror 19:39  |  Matityahu 02/07/08
      54.   Heroes or Hostages 19:46  |  Ori 02/07/08
      55.   French Channel 2 19:58  |  Arie 02/07/08
      56.   It is an off-duty soldier who is a real hero. 20:13  |  Terry 02/07/08
      57.   Italian Reader 20:21  |  AmericanPower 02/07/08
      58.   True, Died too quick. Should be Arrested and slowly interrogated 20:36  |  Baruch Gold 02/07/08
      59.   BULLDOZER ATTACK 20:44  |  G. MURPHY 02/07/08
      60.   Why Are Arabs such a brutally immoral, violent people? 20:44  |  Baruch Gold 02/07/08
      61.   To those who are in DENIAL.... 20:50  |  RY 02/07/08
      62.   Terrorism 20:54  |  John 02/07/08
      63.   "extra judicial" narishkeit 20:55  |  Joe 02/07/08
      64.   #24, Ben Jabo...I know what you`re going to say... 21:01  |  Silvienne 02/07/08
      65.   Victor, how ironic 21:04  |  jim35 02/07/08
      66.   Impossible position, Baruch Gold. 21:12  |  jim35 02/07/08
      67.   reasonable force #21 21:12  |  Gregor 02/07/08
      68.   HAT 21:14  |  jim35 02/07/08
      69.   Supercilious and stupid Sylvienne... 21:26  |  Absolute Israel 02/07/08
      70.