Palestinian driver kills seven at bus stop

A Palestinian has driven a bus into a group of Israelis waiting at a bus stop, killing seven and wounding at least 10.

A Palestinian who drove a bus into a group of Israelis waiting at a bus stop killed seven and wounded at least 10.

The driver fled in the bus and was caught after a high-speed chase by police who fired shots at the vehicle and seriously injured the driver.

The hit-and-run occurred at a crowded bus stop south of Tel Aviv and many of the casualties are soldiers.

Police Commissioner Shlomo Ahronishki says he is absolutely certain that the hit-and-run was a terrorist attack.

Paramedics say at least 10 people have been injured, including six who are in moderate or serious condition.

The bus, owned by the Israeli company Egged, has transported Palestinian workers from the Gaza Strip to Israel.

Witnesses say the bus ran into the soldiers as they stood at a bus stop in south Tel Aviv.

The bus then raced southwards, towards the city of Ashdod, but about 10 miles to the south police opened fire on the bus, which crashed into the back of a lorry and stopped, witnesses say.

Egged bus company spokesman Ron Rattner says the driver was a Palestinian who had clearance from security services to drive Palestinian workers into Israel.