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Female cop lightly hurt in apparent stabbing attack outside Jerusalem’s Old City
Other officers wrestled the assailant to the ground and arrested him, according to police. The officer is being treated by medics on the scene.
According to police, the assailant pulled out a knife and tried to stab officers stationed at the Chain Gate to the Temple Mount. During a scuffle to detain the suspect, a female officer suffered a light injury to her hand, police say. Jerusalem police chief Doron Yadid is holding a security assessment after the incident, which comes just days before the start of the Jewish High Holidays. Related: Stabbing attack: 2019-08-16 Policeman wounded in Jerusalem stabbing attack Stabbing attack: 2019-08-10 Army reportedly nabs a suspect in deadly West Bank stabbing attack Stabbing attack: 2019-06-01 260,000 Muslims pray peacefully at Al-Aqsa Mosque after terror attacks Related: Temple Mount: 2019-09-08 Swedish imam fined for calling Jews the ‘offspring of apes and pigs’ Temple Mount: 2019-08-12 Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site Temple Mount: 2019-08-10 Waqf calls for mass prayers at Temple Mount to stop Jews visiting on Tisha B’av Posted by: trailing wife 2019-09-27 |
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