Police intel called Schlissel No. 1 danger to gay march

Police intelligence identified gay pride parade stabber Yishai Schlissel as the “No. 1 potential threat” before Schlissel carried out the attack, Channel 10 reports.

Schlissel killed 16-year-old Jerusalem high schooler Shira Banki and wounded six others in a stabbing rampage at last month’s Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade. He was indicted on murder and attempted murder charges Monday morning.

Schlissel was released from prison only weeks earlier after a 10-year sentence for stabbing Jerusalem pride parade marchers in 2005.

In the wake of the latest attack, and an internal police panel that criticized multiple senior officers’ handling of the case, the focus has shifted to the failure to prevent the attack despite what appears to be clear intelligence about Schlissel and massive deployment of officers to protect the parade itself.

Channel 10’s report includes an image of the pre-march police intelligence report that identifies Schlissel as the top potential threat to the safety of parade participants.

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