Palestinian held after knife found on his body at West Bank checkpoint

Border Police officers are holding a 26-year-old Palestinian resident of Jenin who arrived at the Tapuah checkpoint in the northern West Bank with a knife on his person.

As the man approached the checkpoint, the officers ordered him to halt. When he refused to stop, he was detained and frisked, whereupon the knife was discovered.

Knife found by police on a 26-year-old resident of Jenin at Tapuah Junction in the northern West Bank on January 4, 2016. (Israel Police)
Knife found by police on a 26-year-old resident of Jenin at Tapuah Junction in the northern West Bank on January 4, 2016. (Israel Police)

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