At least 15 people have been injured in an apparent attack in Jerusalem, Israeli police say.

They say a man drove his car into a group of people at a busy intersection, before being shot and killed by an armed bystander.

Rescue services took the injured to local hospitals. Police described the incident as a "terror attack".

The road junction was close to the so-called Green Line, which separates the Jewish and Arab areas of Jerusalem.

The incident took place just before 2300 (2000 GMT).

Despite the late hour the streets were busy as people walked back from Jerusalem's Old City.

"A man in a vehicle struck a number of people in Kikar Tzahal [also known as Israel Defence Forces Square]," said police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.

A rescue worker said the group of pedestrians was about to cross the road when the car - apparently a black BMW - struck them.

The identity of the alleged attacker was not immediately known, with reports suggesting he could be Palestinian.

If so, this would be the third such incident of its kind in recent weeks in Jerusalem.

On two previous occasions, Palestinian construction workers from East Jerusalem have driven diggers into oncoming traffic, killing three Israelis and wounding several others.
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