Driver in suspected ramming attempt near Jerusalem dies of his wounds

The driver shot by Border Police while allegedly attempting to ram a checkpoint has died at Hadassah Medical Center, officials there say.

Doctors say the man suffered a serious stomach injury, and they were unable to save him.

Officials say the man was undergoing a security inspection when officers began to suspect his documents were not his own. The man then accelerated and hit a Border Policeman before being shot.

The policeman was lightly injured.

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