3 cops hurt in Damascus Gate attack; terrorist killed

At least three police officers are reported injured in a stabbing attack near Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate.

One officer is seriously injured and the other two are moderately wounded, first reports say.

The terrorist has been shot dead by nearby forces.

Earlier Saturday, two ultra-Orthodox men were wounded in a stabbing attack in central Jerusalem, police and medical officials said.

Police said the perpetrator of the attack, a Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem, was shot and killed by officers who rushed to the scene. Officials said the attacker was around 16 years old.

The two victims, aged 62 and 65, were on their way back from morning prayers at a local synagogue when they were attacked.

Magen David Adom medics said the two were both on their feet, “conscious and in stable condition,” when they arrived. One suffered light injuries and the other moderate. The two were evacuated to the city’s Shaare Zedek medical center.

The attack took place in Hanevi’im Street, located outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City.