Scene of the attempted stabbing attack on Haim Bar Lev street in Jerusalem on January 4, 2016. (Yossi Koletzki/United Hatzalah)
A man attempted to stab police in Jerusalem Monday. They then chased and shot him.
Two people were taken to a hospital after suffering very light injuries and shock respectively.
Police said the man attempted to stab police on Haim Bar-Lev Street in the capital and ran away after being unsuccessful.
The attacker was a 17-year-old resident of East Jerusalem and holds an Israeli ID card, police said.
The knife used in an attempted stabbing near Jerusalem’s Old City, January 4, 2016. (Israel Police)
A police spokesperson said the man was shot in the legs after a short chase down the street, which runs along the city’s light rail and is near the national police headquarters.
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His condition was not immediately clear. A video from the scene showed him writhing on the ground, with his jeans covered in blood.
Magen David Adom paramedics evacuated two people to the nearby Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus. A 15-year-old was treated for light injuries to her leg and a 29-year-old man was treated for shock.
It was not immediately clear how the girl was injured.
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