two people have died in new zealand s largest city, auckland, after torrential rain caused severe flooding. a state of emergency has been declared. hello and welcome. seven people have been shot dead in a synagogue in eastjerusalem. a 14 year old boy is among the dead, and a number of other people were wounded. police said the attacker was killed by the security forces as he fled the scene. tensions have been high since nine palestinians, both militants and civilians, were killed during an israeli military raid injenin in the occupied west bank on thursday. it was one of the deadliest raids in years. tensions are once again rising in the region. the us and uk have condemned the synagogue shooting. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports from eastjerusalem. they came to pray as thejewish sabbath had just got under way. tonight, police are counting their bodies in the street. security forces say the gunman arrived at the synagogue and opened fire. some people were h
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has been declared. at least seven people are reported to have been shot dead at a synagogue in eastjerusalem, with others injured. the incident happened in the city s neve yaakov neighbourhood at around 8:15pm local time. israel s ambulance service reported 10 casualties in total, some of them seriously wounded. israel s police department called the incident a terror attack and said that the suspected attacker had been neutralised . earlier our middle east correspondent injerusalem, yolande knell, gave us this update. the shooting happened at the start of the jewish sabbath so the synagogue was very busy in this crowded israeli settlement in eastjerusalem, neve yaakov. israeli police say that officers shot and killed the gunman and they have identified him as a palestinian from shuafat refugee camp in eastjerusalem. my colleagues are at the scene telling us about the police and forensic teams who are currently around a white car appearing to have been driven by the gunman.
caused severe flooding. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us, or around the world. at least seven people are reported to have been shot dead at a synagogue in eastjerusalem, with others injured. the incident happened in the city s neve yaakov neighbourhood at around 8:15pm in the evening local time. israel s ambulance service reported 10 casualties in total, some of them seriously wounded. israel s police department called the incident a terror attack and said that the suspected attacker had been neutralised . we will bring you more later in the programme with our correspondent in jerusalem. the us city of memphis is anticipating the release of police video of an arrest that led to the death of the black man, tyre nichols. five police officers, who are also black, are facing murder charges. lawyers for the family say the swift dismissal and charging of the police officers involved should be the blueprint for similar cases in the future. his fami