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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Suspect attempts to stab soldier near Jerusalem checkpoint, is shot and injured
2024-12-24
[israelTimes] A suspect who attempted to stab a soldier near the Hizme checkpoint in Jerusalem was shot and injured, police and medics say.

According to police, the assailant got out of a vehicle on Sayeret Dukhifat Street in the capital and brandished a knife as a soldier passed by.

The soldier opened fire at the suspect, seriously wounding him. He was taken by medics to a hospital in Jerusalem.

Police say the incident was an attempted attack.

There are no other injuries.
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Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Send that soldier back to marksmanship school.
Posted by: alanc   2024-12-24 12:54  

#1  The soldier opened fire at the suspect, seriously wounding him. He was taken by medics to a hospital in Jerusalem.

I deplore the waste of resources.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-12-24 06:41  

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