Israeli police say man shot dead in Jerusalem had grabbed officer’s gun

Man was killed near al-Aqsa mosque after allegedly firing officer's gun, in what police describe as terrorist attack

A man detained by Israeli police near a flashpoint mosque compound in Jerusalem grabbed an officer's gun and fired it, prompting the unit to shoot him dead, the force said on Saturday, describing the incident as a terrorist attack.

The incident overnight at the edge of al-Aqsa mosque complex, an icon of Palestinian nationalism, came at a high point of Muslim attendance for the holy month of Ramadan.