Four killed in axe attack during prayer at Jerusalem synagogue

Police shoot two Palestinian men armed with axes, knives and a pistol after deadly attack this morning

Israeli security forces at the scene where the attack took place
(Image credit: GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty)

Four people were killed at a synagogue in Jerusalem this morning after two men armed with axes, knives and a pistol attacked worshippers as they prayed.

Both attackers, believed to be Palestinians from east Jerusalem, were killed in a shootout with police.

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