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Monday, August 19, 2019
Jordanian citizen arrested for planning stabbing attack on IDF soldier
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice announce the arrest of a Jordanian citizen who they say planned to carry out a stabbing attack on an Israeli soldier.
The suspect, a 21-year-old resident of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, will be indicted today at the Haifa District Court.
Police say on the night of July 22 at a bus stop in Hadera, the suspect pulled out a knife and tried to stab officers when they asked him to show ID.
The suspect, who fled the scene on foot, was shot by police in the leg following a brief chase and after threatening to stab an officer when ordered to throw aside the knife, a police statement says.
He sustained light to moderate injuries from the gunshot wound and was hospitalized.
During questioning, police say the suspect confessed to planning to stab any soldier who showed up at the bus stop.
כתב אישום הוגש נגד אזרח ירדן בן 21 השוהה בארץ באופן לא חוקי בגין הכנה למעשה טרור שהוא רצח בנסיבות מחמירות, חבלה בכוונה מחמירה, ועבירות נוספות. החשוד נעצר כשניסה לדקור שוטר בחדרה ביולי, ובחקירה הודה שהתכוון לדקור חייל @10elilevi • לפרטים נוספים על המקרה >> https://t.co/Lg5qzRJcg9 pic.twitter.com/DYnBRUhomS
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