Terrorist behind J'lem attack named as Abed a-Rahman a-Shaludi

The driver in Wednesday's terror attack on the Jerusalem Light Rail has been named as Abed a-Rahman a-Shaludi, 20, a resident of the Palestinian village of Silwad not far from Ramallah.

Last December he was freed from an Israeli prison after serving a 16-month sentence for security related offensive. He was then rearrested in last February for a month together with his father.