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Off-duty soldier who fired on Jerusalem terrorists is commander in new Haredi unit
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
An off-duty soldier who opened fire on the two terrorists in the attack at Ramot Junction in Jerusalem serves as a squad commander in the military’s new Hasmonean Brigade, a unit for ultra-Orthodox troops, the military says.
Another armed civilian also fired on the terrorists, according to police.
Both attackers, Palestinians from villages near Ramallah in the West Bank, were killed.
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