Several injured in East Jerusalem car-ramming attack: Police

A car-ramming attack injured several people including four police officers in the flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on Sunday.

The accused was shot dead by police officers soon after the incident, said police, reports NDTV.

After the "vehicle-ramming attack" in the district, the scene of weeks of clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces, the assailant was "shot by officers", police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said without giving details on the attacker's condition.