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From the Liveblog of Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Palestinian convicted of murder in deadly car-ramming

13 April 2016, 2:37 pm

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A Palestinian is convicted of murder and attempted murder in the fatal car-ramming attack in April 2015 that killed Shalom Cherki, 25, the brother of the victim says.

Shalom Sherki, 25, who was killed in a car-ramming attack in Jerusalem's French Hill neighborhood (screen capture) — Shalom Cherki, 25, who was killed in a car-ramming attack in Jerusalem’s French Hill neighborhood (screen capture)

Yair Cherki, a Channel 2 reporter, announces the conviction of Khaled Koutineh on Twitter.

A young Israeli woman was also badly hurt in the attack.

Khaled Koutineh, who ran over and killed Shalom Sherki last April, is brought to the Jerusalem District Court on February 1, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

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