Israeli police have shot dead a knife-wielding attacker who stabbed two people in an area of East Jerusalem which had been a focal point of protests and clashes between Palestinians and law enforcement in recent weeks.
Israeli police said in a tweet on Monday that a terrorist arrived at a rail station, pulled out a knife and wounded two people. “Police officers who were on the scene responded quickly, fired at the attacker – and neutralized him,” the post reads.
The assailant injured two men in their 20s during in the attack, one seriously and one moderately, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom ambulance service.
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