Israeli citizen charged in knife attack on Polish policeman

Prosecutors say Ibrahim H. lightly injured a Warsaw officer in the face after neighbors alerted police to his strange behavior

By AP 26 August 2017, 9:22 am

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Illustrative photo of a Polish police officer, accompanied by two service vehicles, performing spot checks on passing traffic. (GFDL Cezary p/Wikipedia)

WARSAW, Poland — Polish prosecutors pressed charges Friday against an Israeli citizen alleged to have slightly hurt a police officer in Warsaw with a knife.

Prosecutors identified the suspect as Ibrahim H., withholding his last name as required under Polish law. They said he has been charged with assaulting a police officer and exposing an officer to the threat of loss of life or serious harm.

Warsaw police spokesman Robert Szumiata said the man attacked the agent with a knife Thursday, wounding him in the face.

Police had been called by residents anxious over the man’s strange behavior hours before a nearby concert by US band Allah-Las. A performance by the group the previous day in the Netherlands was cancelled due to a terror threat.