Jerusalem attacker dies of injuries

The assailant who stabbed a cop in Jerusalem city has died of his wounds in Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus, a hospital spokesperson says.

The 21-year-old Palestinian arrived at the hospital in critical condition after he was shot by other officers at the scene. After extensive CPR attempts, doctors pronounced him dead, the spokesperson says.

In addition, the East Jerusalem child who says the assailant attacked him as well has been downgraded from light to moderate condition, though he is fully conscious, Hadassah Hospital says.

Scene of the stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City on December 14, 2016. (Magen David Adom)
Scene of the stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City on December 14, 2016. (Magen David Adom)

— Judah Ari Gross

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