Border cop shot while responding to riot in Umm al-Fahm

A Border Police officer dispatched to a riot in the northern town of Umm al-Fahm was shot and moderately wounded, law enforcement says.

During the riots, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a group of policemen who were standing near the city police station.

As searches for the perpetrator were being conducted, shots were fired at officers, striking one of them.

Police activity in the area continues.

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