Five killed, five wounded in shooting attack in Jerusalem; assailant shot

Five people have been shot and killed and another five wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood, police and medics said Friday night.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service said its medics were treating ten victims. Five of them were declared dead at the scene.

Police said the suspected gunman had been shot.

Preliminary reports suggested the terror attack occurred in or near a synagogue.

Dozens of officers were dispatched to the scene, police said.