12-year-old indicted for Jerusalem attack in which officer was lightly injured
Boy charged with terror offenses for attempting to stab police officers in Old City last month; female officer was lightly hurt when barrier fell on her hand during scuffle
Israeli security forces guard the scene of a stabbing attack at the Temple Mount's Chain Gate, in the Old City of Jerusalem, September 26, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
The Jerusalem district attorney on Sunday indicted a 12-year-old boy under terror laws for the attempted stabbing of a policewoman in Jerusalem’s Old City last month.
According to the indictment, on September 26, the day of the attack, the minor attended prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount.
At the conclusion of prayers, he allegedly walked up to a group of female officers at the Temple Mount’s Chain Gate, above the Western Wall area, pulled out a knife and attempted to stab the officers.
During the ensuing scuffle, a female officer, age 34, was lightly injured when a security barrier fell on her hand.
A police officer slightly wounded in a stabbing attack receives treatment at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on September 26, 2019. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
According to the indictment, a staff member of the Waqf, the Muslim trust that oversees the site, tried to catch the boy and keep the police from him.
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The boy was overpowered at the scene and arrested.
The boy is accused of committing an act of terror in which he unlawfully attempted to injure a person with a knife for religious and national motive.
Prosecutors asked that the boy remain detained until the end of legal proceedings.
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