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Suspect arrested for attempted stabbing in Jerusalem

The suspect, a 20-year old resident of Anata near Jerusalem, attacked passersby in the capital before fleeing the scene, according to police.

Police officers at the scene of an attempted stabbing outside Jerusalem's Old City, Dec. 19, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Police officers at the scene of an attempted stabbing outside Jerusalem’s Old City, Dec. 19, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Police arrested a 20-year old resident of Anata on Sunday on suspicion of attempting to stab a passerby in Jerusalem earlier in the day, according to the Israel Police.

The suspect fled after attempting to stab a young Jerusalem resident who had been walking down Hanevi’im Street with a friend, police said in a statement.

Police alerted to the scene found the knife used in the attack, and arrested the suspect a short time later.

On Saturday, a 38-year old man suffered light wounds in a stabbing attack near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, according to Israel Hayom. The victim fought off his attacker, a 65-year-old Palestinian woman from the nearby town of Idhna, until officers arrived at the scene, according to the report.

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