Jerusalem at ‘extreme risk’ for terror attacks

Jerusalem is among the capital cities that are at an “extreme risk” of being hit by terror attacks, and is more dangerous than the capital cities of Pakistan, Egypt, Libya and Kenya, a security firm says.

The list, released by Verisk Maplecroft, names Iraq’s Baghdad as the capital city most prone to terror attacks.

The six other cities in the top seven most dangerous cities are also in Iraq.

The report lists 64 cities around the world as being at an “extreme risk” of attack, among them 27 in the Middle East and 19 in Asia.

The Israeli capital has recently seen a string of lone-wolf attacks by Palestinians using their cars to ram pedestrians or police.

On Wednesday, two Border Police officers were lightly injured in Jerusalem when a Palestinian man veered off the road and hit them with an SUV in what police said was a deliberate attack.

The driver was shot dead by police at the scene.