Jerusalem guard stable, but knife 'hit his heart'

Doctors at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center have stabilized a security guard who was stabbed in the chest outside the city’s bus station in a terror attack, says Dr. Ofer Merrin, the head of the hospital’s trauma center.

The approximately 40-year-old victim is still in serious condition, unconscious and connected to a respirator. According to Merrin, he is still at risk of dying from the wounds, despite doctors’ efforts.

“The knife, unfortunately, hit his heart. His condition has stabilized, but I cannot say that there’s no threat to his life because, like I said, he’s in serious condition,” the doctor says.

— Judah Ari Gross