An infiltrator shot and killed at least eight at a Jerusalem yeshiva.
The gunman stormed into the Mercaz Harav yeshiva dining room in west Jerusalem late Thursday, according to witnesses and medical officials. Along with those killed, dozens were wounded, some seriously.
The terrorist was killed by a SWAT team, the Israeli media reported.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Philippines authorities said they foiled an alleged plot to bomb the Israeli and U.S. embassies in the country.
Three Middle Eastern suspects were arrested under counter-terrorism regulations, Manila officials said .
The Associated Press quoted Philippines sources as saying there was intelligence indicating that the suspects planned to attack the Israeli and U.S. embassies, as well as possibly the British and Australian missions.
The Philippines has an active al-Qaida wing, Jemaah Islamiyah.
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