Baby killed, 8 hurt in suspected terror attack in Jerusalem

A Palestinian suspect who rammed a car into pedestrians in Jerusalem on Wednesday died early Thursday after being shot by Israeli police.

Abd al-Rahman al-Shaludi, 21, was shot and wounded as he tried to flee the scene of the attack, which killed a three-month-old Israeli girl, Haya Zissel Braun.

During the early evening attack, the car was driven at top speed into pedestrians near the Ammunition Hill tram stop on the seam-line between west and occupied East Jerusalem.

Seven people were hurt.

Footage of the incident posted on YouTube showed a car driving at full speed off the main road and down the pavement where people were standing as two trams passed each other.

Another clip shot on a cellphone showed the driver lying on the ground in a T-shirt and ripped jeans as a man pointed a gun at him. 

Family members said al-Shaludi had been recently released from an Israeli prison where he served 14 months for disturbing the peace. 

In Silwan, where al-Shaludi is from, scores of police raided the family home, leading to clashes with local residents.

Four family members who went to visit him in Shaarei Tzedek hospital were arrested, a relative told AFP.

Clashes also erupted in al-Issawiya, al-Tur and Shufat refugee camp.

Hundreds of Israelis, mainly right-wingers, held a vigil at the scene of the attack. Hundreds of orthodox Jews attended the funeral for the three-month-old baby, who was buried late Wednesday in Jerusalem.