2 suspects arrested after hitting cop with their car in suspected criminal incident

Illustrative: Medics from the Magen David Adom ambulance service treat an Israel Police officer and border guard that were injured when a car rammed through a checkpoint outside of Jerusalem on October 13, 2016. (Magen David Adom)
Illustrative: Medics from the Magen David Adom ambulance service treat an Israel Police officer and border guard that were injured when a car rammed through a checkpoint outside of Jerusalem on October 13, 2016. (Magen David Adom)

Two suspects are arrested for hitting a police officer with their car after refusing to stop at a checkpoint near the southern town of Carmit.

According to police, the suspects were caught and arrested in the Beduin village of Hura, where they live, and the car was also recovered.

According to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, the policewoman has been checked over by a doctor and was only lightly harmed in the incident.

Police reportedly believe the car was attempting to escape inspection and was not intending to intentionally harm police officers.

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