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Palestinian woman tries to stab guard at Jerusalem light rail station, is shot
[IsraelTimes] Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai rushes to scene just across from national headquarters; no others injuredA Paleostinian woman attempted to carry out a stabbing attack at the Ammunition Hill light rail station in Jerusalem on Sunday afternoon before being shot, police said. There were no other injuries in the suspected attack. Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai arrived at the scene within minutes, after running over from Police National Headquarters just across the street. According to law enforcement officials, the alleged assailant attempted to stab a light rail security guard, who in response shot her in the leg. The suspect was listed in good condition, according to medical officials cited by police. She was identified by police as a 50-year-old resident of the predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev. Suicidally depressed, bored, needed the extra income for her family? We’ll probably never know. The security guard who shot the suspect told Shabtai at the scene that the woman began to approach him in a suspicious manner."I asked her if she needed any help, and she put her hand in her bag and pulled out a knife. I stepped back, cocked my gun and fired two shots in the air, and told her to drop the knife," the guard said. "She didn’t drop it so I fired once at her knee." Related: Ammunition Hill: 2019-06-03 Palestinian worshippers barricade themselves inside Temple Mount after clashing with police when Jews allowed in during Jerusalem Day, which coincides with end of Ramadan Ammunition Hill: 2018-05-03 East Jerusalemite handed 3 year sentence for terror activity on Temple Mount Ammunition Hill: 2017-01-11 Tuesday round-up: Jerusalem truck terrorist Posted by: trailing wife 2023-07-10 |
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