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| Palestinian killed while attempting knife attack | |
| 2015-08-18 | |
[Ynet] Paleostinian man rubbed out while attempting to stab a border policeman at the Tapuch junction, the third such incident in a matter of days.
The junction is roughly where another Border Policeman was stabbed on Saturday by another Paleostinian perpetrator. Police said the attacker, Mohammed Amsha, 25, from a village near Jenin, arrived at the Tapuach Junction checkpoint and told the Border Police soldiers stationed there that he was feeling unwell. The troops instructed him to approach so they could help him, but once he came within a short distance of them he pulled out a knife and attacked to stab one of the soldiers. The soldier was only lightly maimed and succeeded in pushing the attacked back, while another Border Policeman shot and neutralized the attacker. "During the afternoon at the checkpoint, me and my fellow fighter detected a suspicious individual moving from Ariel towards Nablus," said the Border Policeman who was maimed. "In our initial questioning he told me he was from Jenin. I asked for his identity card and he took out the knife." The Border Policeman, who saw the knife, pushed the terrorist back. "The terrorist then ran towards me with the knife brandished and tried to stab me in the head. I then cocked my weapon and neutralized him. Simultaneously, a soldier came to help me." "We were ready and prepared and that is why the event has ended this way. It only took a few seconds, so vigilance and operational readiness are the only way to confront these events. My injury was superficial. I'll get quick treatment and return to my duty," said the Border Policeman. Border Police commander, Major General Amos Yaacov, praised the fighters on the quick operational response noting: "Nearly 48 hours had passed since the first stabbing attack when a Border Policemen neutralized the terrorist who tried to stab them, a couple of kilometers from here. Time after time, our fighters demonstrate their professionalism, vigilance and determination. Within seconds they dealt with the incident and neutralized the terrorist. I came here to tell the soldiers that they acted exactly as is expected of fighters." The incident bears a striking resemblance to two other incidents last week in which a Paleostinian man attempted to stab a Border Policeman on Saturday near the same junction. That incident also ended with a soldier lightly maimed, and an injured Paleostinian attacker. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Suicide by border policeman. We approve. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2015-08-18 16:39 |
| #3 I asked for his identity card and he took out the knife. He don't need no steenkin' Joo badges -- When anything itches, he scratches! Who'll vouch for his saneness Or Joo shrink explain his Identification with edges? |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-08-18 15:43 |
| #2 Never bring a knife... |
| Posted by: JFM 2015-08-18 10:45 |
| #1 kill them each and every time and eventually it will sink into even Paleo heads that it's not a good move |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-08-18 07:23 |