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Jerusalem police detain Palestinian teen planning to carry out terror stabbing attack in Old City
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A knife found concealed on the body of a Palestinian terror suspect, 17, near the Old City of Jerusalem, April 6, 2024. (Israel Police)
Security forces have arrested a Palestinian teenager planning to carry out a terror stabbing attack in Jerusalem, according to a police statement.
The suspect, a 17-year-old resident of Birzeit in the West Bank, was detained for questioning near the Damascus Gate entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem after officers noticed suspicious behavior, the statement says.
Police said they discovered a large knife taped to his body during a search.
The police statement adds that the suspect had posted a jihadist statement on Facebook earlier in the day, strengthening suspicions that he had intended to carry out a terror attack.
The suspect, who was in Israel illegally, has been detained for questioning.
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