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One dead, three injured in terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City
[Jpost] One person was killed and three were injured in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem's Old City at the foot of the Arab market descending to the Western Wall.One man was killed and four others were injured in a shooting attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday morning. Magen David Adom rescue services said that two of the injured were civilians and two were border police officers. One man was taken in critical condition to Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus with head wounds and was later pronounced dead. A second civilian sustained moderate-to-severe wounds and the border police officers had light injuries. The attack, that took place at the Chain Gate in the Old City, was the second in less than a week. Police officers at the scene opened fire at the shooter, an east Jerusalem Palestinian, and killed him, according to police. He was later identified as Fadi Abu Shkhaydam, a 42-year-old resident of Shuafat camp in East Jerusalem and a known Hamas member. Bar Lev who arrived at the scene of the attack said that Abu Shkhaydam came to pray at the al-Aqsa mosque on a daily basis and that on Sunday he arrived with a Beretta M12 and started shooting. "There was a difficult incident this morning that was dealt with quickly and professionally by the men and women of the Israel Police," Bar Lev said. The terrorist is affiliated with Hamas' political wing who regularly prayed in the Old City, and whose wife escaped abroad three days ago. He used a standardized weapon that is uncommon in Israel," he said. Posted by: Skidmark 2021-11-21 |
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