Zaqa spokesperson describes 'very hard' synagogue scene

A spokesperson for Zaqa, a community of voluntary emergency response teams in Israel, has described the scene inside the synagogue this morning.

“Two terrorists came inside [the synagogue], one with a gun the other with a knife, and shot them. Unfortunately the people inside did not have weapons but tried to fight off the attackers until the police came and shot them [the attackers]," said Mati Goldstein.

“Right now we are taking care of the bodies and prepare them for burial. The next stage we will take care of the remains, we are working together with the police department […] it’s a very hard scene.”