Jerusalem Synagogue: Six Dead, Others Injured

An attack on a synagogue in West Jerusalem has killed at least four Israelis and two Palestinian attackers, police said.

“Police confirm four Israelis killed in synagogue attack in Jerusalem. Both terrorist shot and killed by police,” police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said on Twitter .

Police sources earlier told Al Jazeera that five Israelis had been killed in the attack on Har Nof Synagogue on Tuesday morning.

Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker also said that four other Israelis were injured in the attack.

Police said the men entered the synagogue before being shot dead by police.

Rosenfeld said it wasn’t immediately clear what weapons the suspects used to attack worshippers at the synagogue.

Dekker said there were conflicting reports on what arms were used, with some saying the men were armed with knives and axes. Earlier reports said the attackers were armed with guns.

The area has been cordoned off by police, television footage showed.