British-Israeli national among those killed in Jerusalem synagogue attack

Israeli police officers scan the area near the scene of an attack at a Jerusalem synagogue November 18, 2014. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

LONDON (Reuters) - A British-Israeli national was among four people killed in an attack by two Palestinians on a Jerusalem synagogue, Britain said on Tuesday, the deadliest such incident in six years in the holy city amid a surge in religious conflict. “We are aware of the death of a dual British-Israeli national in Israel on 18 November 2014,” Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement, responding to reports that a British citizen had been caught up in the violence. (Reporting by William James; Editing by Andrew Osborn)