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| Court remands relatives of Palestinian who stabbed police in Jerusalem |
| 2017-03-14 |
| [IsraelTimes] Brother, parents and one other family member of Muhammad Ibrahim Mattar kept under arrest over early Monday attack. A Jerusalem court remanded for two days four family members of a Paleostinian from East Jerusalem who was killed stabbing two border guards in an attack outside the capital’s Old City early Monday. The suspects include one of Muhammad Ibrahim Mattar’s brothers, his parents, and one other family member, police said. Police raided Mattar’s home in the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood on Monday morning, hours after he stabbed the two coppers outside the Old City’s Lions’ Gate. Mattar was shot by the guards during the attack and later died of his wounds. Evidence collected from the family home included a flag with the logo of the Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", terrorist group, police said. It was not immediately clear from police statements why the family members were under investigation. Mattar, 25, stabbed the officers with a large butcher’s knife shortly before dawn, moderately injuring them, according to police. The officers were taken by paramedics to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in the city for treatment. Their condition was stable and they were fully conscious when they arrived, a hospital spokesperson said. Pictures posted on social media showed large numbers of coppers in Jabel Mukaber in the hours that followed, as well as the four family members being taken away by officers. Several snuffies have emerged from the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood, southeast of the Old City, including a man who drove a truck into a group of soldiers in January, killing 4. Monday’s attack came as extra police were deployed around Jerusalem for the holiday of Purim, celebrated in the capital a day later than most other places. "General security measures continue in Jerusalem as the Purim festival is being celebrated today," a police spokesperson said. Police credited the "increased deployment" with "bringing this incident to an end in a short amount of time." A closure was also placed on the West Bank and Gazoo, a standard procedure during Jewish holidays. |
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