The US condemns the “terrorist attack” against a synagogue in East Jerusalem

27 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The United States Department of State has condemned this Friday the “apparent terrorist attack” perpetrated by an armed man against a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, an Israeli settlement and neighborhood located in East Jerusalem.

“This is absolutely horrible,” said Deputy State Department spokesman Vedant Patel, adding his “thoughts, prayers and condolences” to those killed and injured in this “heinous act of violence,” as reported by .

For his part, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has condemned the “appalling reports of a terrorist attack at Neve Yaakov.” “Attacking worshipers in a synagogue on Holocaust Day and on Shabbat is horrible,” he added on his Twitter profile.

Another of those who has spoken is the ambassador of the European Union in Israel, Dimiter Tzantchev, who has expressed being “horrified” by the attack. “Terror is never the answer. My condolences to the families of the victims,” ​​he said on the aforementioned social network.

Preliminary reports suggest that the armed attack occurred in the vicinity of a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, in East Jerusalem. The suspect has fired from a car at a building used as a Jewish temple, killing seven people and wounding a few more.

After that, the suspect, a resident of East Jerusalem, fled to the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Hanina, where he was neutralized by Israeli Police officers while trying to flee the place on foot.