MASS SHOOTING
At least seven people killed and several injured after gunman opened fire outside synagogue in Jerusalem ‘terror attack’
AT least seven people have been shot dead in a suspected terror attack at a synagogue in Jerusalem.
It is understood the gunman started firing at worshippers as they were leaving the building in the Neve Yaakov neighbourhood of Israel's capital.
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Police said the shooter was killed by security forces as he attempted to flee.
At least seven people were killed including a 70-year-old woman and three people were wounded, Jerusalem police chief Doron Turjeman said.
Victims including a 16-year-old boy and a woman in her 60s were rushed to hospital following the incident, which police have described as a "terror attack".
Cops say the gunman arrived at the synagogue by car at about 8.15pm (6.15pm GMT) before taking aim at people.
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Police also released a photo of the pistol they say was used by the attacker.
Neve Yaakov is considered by Israelis as a neighbourhood within Jerusalem, while Palestinians and most of the international community consider it occupied land illegally annexed after a 1967 Middle East war.
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly slammed the attack as "appalling".
He tweeted: "Appalling reports of a terror attack in Neve Yaakov this evening.
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"To attack worshippers at a synagogue on Holocaust Memorial Day, and during Shabbat, is horrific.
"We stand with our Israeli friends."
The shooting, which happened as worshippers celebrated the Jewish Sabbath, comes a day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in the deadliest West Bank raid in years.
The raid in the flashpoint Jenin refugee camp descended into a gunbattle that killed at least nine Palestinians, while clashes elsewhere left a tenth dead.
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