Jerusalem synagogue attacked, four killed

Eight other people were reported wounded, including four in serious condition, two in moderate condition and two who sustained light wounds. 

Two police officers were among the wounded. 

"We are viewing this as a terrorist attack," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. 

According to police, the two suspected Palestinian terrorists, armed with a gun and axes, attacked worshipers after entering a synagogue on Agasi Street in the capital's Har Nof neighborhood. Two police officers quickly arrived to the scene and exchanged fire with the suspects, killing them. 

Both attackers appeared to be from east Jerusalem, according to Channel 2. 

Large numbers of police and emergency teams were at the site. 

Medical workers evacuated three seriously injured people and one lightly wounded to Hadassah University Medical Center - Ein Kerem, MDA said. Meanwhile, Shaare Zedek Medical Center in the capital was treating one seriously wounded person and one moderately hurt.

The attack marks the latest incident in a flare of violence that has surged over the past few weeks in Jerusalem.