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| Palestinian tries to stab Border Police in Jerusalem |
| 2016-02-21 |
| [IsraelTimes] Troops subdue, arrest young man after he lunges at them with knife at Old City's Damascus Gate 18-year-old Paleostinian attempted to stab Border Police forces in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday evening but was stopped and jugged Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! No Israeli troops were hurt in the incident. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said security forces at the Damascus Gate approached the young man, who was behaving suspiciously, when he pulled out a knife and tried to stab them. The troops subdued and arrested him, aided by a trained dog. Regional police commander Haim Shmueli said following the incident that coppers's vigilance "proved itself, preventing harm to human lives." It was the second attack at Damascus Gate over the weekend. On Friday a Paleostinian attacker was killed as he carried out a stabbing attack there that left three people maimed. Earlier Saturday a 13-year-old was caught in Hebron with a knife which he said he had intended to use to stab soldiers. Troops found the weapon while searching the child at a checkpoint outside the Tomb of the Patriarchs. |
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