Two Palestinians held for last week’s Jerusalem stabbing
18-year-old suspects questioned by Shin Bet
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The tomb of Shimon Hatzadik, Simon the Righteous, located in Sheikh Jarrah, in Jerusalem, April 24, 2012. (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)
Two Palestinians suspected of stabbing an ultra-Orthodox youth in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood last Thursday were detained for questioning Monday, Jerusalem police said Tuesday.
The two are 18-year-old residents of East Jerusalem. Jerusalem police said the stabbing may have been ideologically motivated. The men were questioned by the Shin Bet.
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The stabbing took place late Thursday evening near the Tomb of Shimon Hatzadik (“Simon the righteous”). The victim, stabbed twice in the stomach, was moderately injured.
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