Suspected terrorist shot by police officers after severely wounding man near Damascus Gate, injuring a second near the Hurva Synagogue
At least two people were injured, one of them seriously, in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday morning, officials said.
“The assailant came to the Damascus Gate, stabbed a man, and then stabbed another man inside the Old City,” police said.
The suspected terrorist was shot by police officers at the scene. His condition was not immediately known.
The apparent terror attack occurred on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a period of heightened tensions.
Following the attack, police said they deployed additional troops around the Old City.
The man injured near the Damascus Gate sustained stab wounds to the neck and head, putting him in near-critical condition, medics said.
“I saw a man in his 40s lying on the stairs near the Damascus Gate barely conscious and with stab wounds to the upper body. I gave him first aid — stopping the bleeding — and he was quickly put into a Magen David Adom intensive care ambulance,” one of the medics said.
He was taken to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center for treatment. The hospital said he was unconscious and hooked up to a ventilator.
The second victim, approximately 18 years old, was stabbed in his back outside the Old City’s Hurva Synagogue. He sustained light-to-moderate wounds and was taken to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, medics said.
The Damascus Gate has seen a number of stabbing attacks in recent years.
As reported by The Times of Israel