Man kills three, wounds 45 with construction vehicle

A Palestinian man plowed an enormous construction vehicle into cars, buses and pedestrians on a busy street in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding at least 45 before he was shot dead by security officers. The violence, the first major attack in Jerusalem since March, wreaked havoc in the heart of downtown. Hundreds of people fled in panic through the streets as medics treated the wounded. Three Palestinian militant groups took responsibility for the attack, but the claims could not be independently verified. The attack took place in front of a building housing the offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets.