At least three people were injured during a car ramming in Jerusalem this morning in a suspected terrorist attack.

Surveillance camera footage of the incident shows a white car accelerating into a group of men and knocking them over. After crashing, one of the suspected terrorists got out of the car with a makeshift “Carlo” submachine gun, and tried to open fire, police said.

Police reported that the firearm jammed, and the suspect then dumped the weapon as he and an accomplice attempted to escape on foot.

A large number of officers were dispatched to the scene to locate the attackers, with footage of the incident on social media showing five officers armed with rifles.

The incident took place in the Romema neighbourhood in north Jerusalem. The local ambulance service said the three victims were “lightly hurt”.

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