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Teenager seriously wounded after being stabbed in Afula

Young woman collapses from wounds on street in Afula, tells passersby she was stabbed by an Arab man • Police have suspect in custody, are looking for security camera footage of attack.

Israeli security personnel at the scene where an Israeli security guard was killed in a terror attack in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on March 18, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israeli security personnel at the scene where an Israeli security guard was killed in a terror attack in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City on March 18, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

An 18-year-old girl was hospitalized with serious wounds on Monday after being stabbed multiple times on a street in Afula in northern Israel. It was unclear whether the attack was criminal or terrorist in nature.

After being stabbed, the girl managed to stagger ahead a few dozen feet until she collapsed outside a cafe. According to various media reports, she told passersby who rushed to her aid that an Arab man had stabbed her.

First responders were scrambled to the scene, and the victim was evacuated to the city’s Ha’emek Medical Center with serious wounds to her upper body.

Police have the suspect in custody and are looking for security camera footage of attack.

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