Jordan Valley attack suspects tried to set bus ablaze, says regional council chief

Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elhayani attends a press conference of the Yesha Council outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, August 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elhayani attends a press conference of the Yesha Council outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, August 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The suspects who carried out a shooting attack on an Israeli bus in the Jordan Valley tried to set the vehicle ablaze after opening fire, according to the regional council head David Elhayani.

Elhayani, who heads an umbrella group of settler leaders, tells Kan public radio that the suspects opened fire from a moving vehicle, then cut off the bus. He says they poured a flammable liquid on the bus and tried to set it ablaze, but apparently failed.

Medics say five people were wounded in the attack, including two people hurt by gunfire listed in moderate condition. The other three were lightly hurt by broken glass.

Israeli forces reportedly arrested two Palestinian suspects nearby.

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