Police arrest Palestinian suspected in Petah Tikva stabbing

Nablus resident reportedly says terror attack was retaliation for actions by Israeli security forces

By ToI Staff 3 March 2014, 10:01 am

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Illustrative photo of a man being arrested (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)

Police arrested a Palestinian man from Nablus Sunday on suspicion that he stabbed a man near Tel Aviv in what police suspect was a terror attack.

The victim, a 31-year-old resident of Bnei Brak, was moderately wounded after his upper body was slashed with a knife by another young man, according to witnesses at the scene. The attack took place under a bridge on a highway at the border of Bnei Brak and Petah Tikva.

The assailant fled from the scene after the attack.

During questioning, the 34-year-old suspect in custody told police that the attack was in retaliation for the actions of Israeli security forces, police said.

In the aftermath of the attack, police had opened a widespread search for the assailant, detaining and questioning numerous people who fit witness descriptions.