Police have arrested a Palestinian from East Jerusalem suspected of crashing into and lightly injuring a policeman earlier this morning.
The driver, a man in his 20s from Beit Hanina, apparently tried to flee from officers for fear of getting caught driving without a valid license. He had been barred from driving several times in the past, according to police.
The man sped off in a “reckless and dangerous manner” after officers tried to stop him for an inspection in the Atarot industrial zone, police say.
He collided with an officer operating in the area, who was taken to Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus to be treated for mild injuries.
After extensive searches, police managed to arrest the suspect, who fled the scene on foot. The driver was arrested alongside several others. It is unclear how many were arrested and on what suspicions.
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