East Jerusalem doctor stabbed, lightly hurt by patient
70-year-old physician taken to Shaare Zedek hospital, after refusing to treat man who didn’t have appointment
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Ambulances and police vehicles arrive at the scene of a shooting attack on Salah a-Din street in Jerusalem on March 8, 2016 (Magen David Adom)
A doctor was stabbed and lightly wounded by a patient in East Jerusalem on Sunday.
The incident took place at a private clinic on Salah A-Din Street.
The doctor was attacked after reportedly refused to see the patient, who did not have an appointment.
The doctor, 70, was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center for treatment.
The perpetrator, who is reportedly known to police, fled the scene.
Police were searching for him and have opened an investigation into the matter.
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